Friday, May 14, 2010

5/14 Moment of Zen: Disaster Tourism

Disaster Tourism in China


This is slightly old news, but after the May 12, 2008 earthquake that shook the Chinese province of Sichuan, the Chinese government decided to turn the now-dilapidated region into a government-sponsored tourist attraction. Click the picture to read more.

No news on a possible tourist spin to the current oil well leak in the Gulf of Mexico, of which relief workers have been unable to stem the flow, and which scientists now suggest, could gush for years." Click the quote to read more about current efforts to stop or slow the 5,000 barrel per day flow and possible long term environmental implications of such a spill.

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