Noting that the Nepal tragedy – a catastrophe in a different league to recorded history – has now slipped to headline #3 on the BBC News, behind Westminster platitudes
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@urlyman Is it a lot bigger than the earthquake in Nepal which obliterated a valley some years ago?
As someone, possibly Sir Pterry, pointed out, the essence of news is that it is new.
@Photo55 You’re right about the new. I know it’s in the nature of news editing.
Re the disaster, I’m not classifying it relative to disasters of different kinds.
I’m going on how people like Daniel have described it https://mastodon.social/@weatherwest/117169610351339425
@urlyman bigger ones to follow, I think.
Crisis relocation would be good.
I've been expecting the Nordwand to fall off for a while, people don't live there but it'll make a mess.
And then there'll be access to the scene.
I think getting equipment and people to Himalayan events moves on a more ponderous scale than in the Alps.
@Photo55 here’s another characterisation of the Nepal glacier collapse.
I’ve seen plenty from the BBC on the human tragedy. That’s as it should be. I’ve seen very little talk from mainstream news about what it portends
@urlyman
The Economist has
"Asia Bulletin newsletter: Lessons from the flash flood in NepalGeoff Carr, senior editor, considers how to best prevent the harm caused by glacial avalanches"
4 minute read.
I find them good at reporting, and an angle on analysis.
My other mainstream is the Grauniad.
@urlyman a good point.
But isn't it a bit early to know anything specific from it, and the generalities we knew last year, last decade, 1974...
If you can write an article, which I suspect is colour rather than news, then try the editors - many of them have problems equivalent to stopping the adverts sticking together.
I'm not sure they'll buy you a ticket to get there though.
