Cyclone Phailin A Dire Threat To India

As if there wasn't enough bad news out there, a tremendous cyclone is about to hit India, and it seems mass casualties and incredible damage is inevitable.

Cyclone Phailin on Friday preparing to inflict
mass casualties and damage on India. 

A cyclone is the name for a hurricane in the Bay of  Bengal.  Cyclone Phailin, as it's called, is equivalent to a Catagory 5 Hurricane.

Phailin is packing winds of 160 mph and promises to bring a 20 foot high storm surge to the northeastern Indian coast.  By the way, a TON of people live there and are in harm's way.

So, if you want to get even more depressed about world events, watch as Phailin comes ashore within the next 24 hours.  It'll be the worst cyclone to hit India since at least 1999.

The only bright side, if you will, is the area Phailin is going to hit isn't as low lying as the area hit in 1999. So maybe a slightly smaller area will be flooded by the sea than in 1999. That's not saying much, though.

So, unfortunately, unless there is some sort of miracle, you will be reading about death and destruction in India on the news this weekend.