The day before I left for Taiwan, my wife, who was already there with the children, told me, “Typhoon Morakot is pounding Taiwan. We are running out of food at home.” I reassured her that typhoons typically last only 1-2 days, so they should be fine by the time I arrived.Growing up in Taiwan, I have been through a lot of typhoons. When I was a kid, I used to love typhoons because school would be cancelled and there would always be a treasure hunt with my buddies afterwards. Now as an adult, I know what human tragedies these natural disasters can cause. Still, not in my wildest dreams, did I expect Morakot to be so devastating. In the three days that I was in Taiwan, I saw the horror first hand. With advances in media and internet, we can feel and witness the sorrow as if we were there. The disaster clearly has also gathered worldwide attention: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/typhoon.wrap.saturday/index.html.Taiwan...

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