As I keep reading about the effects of the tsunami, I can't help but put myself in the place of those whose homes, families, livelihoods have been affected. The disaster on land has been horrendous. It will take years before those regions affected will ever be called home again. In some places, there is no land even to rebuild on.
Yet, that tsunami traveled thousands of kilometers across the ocean floor. Here is where I am completely stymied. We have no idea what was lost on the ocean floor as the wave ripped along the Indian Ocean. How much was lost there? What kinds unique habitats were ruined? To these questions, we will probably never know the answers.
God bless everyone who has donated money to help alleviate the suffering of those affected by the tsunami. And God bless those who lost family, homes and a means to make a living.
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