Disaster assistance: earthquake in South Asia

The recent slew of disasters caused by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Stan have had an unexpected casualty — a "disaster fatigue" that helps us to feel less overwhelmed by the tragedies that have unfolded before us over the past few weeks, but also numbs us to the suffering of others. Unfortunately, world events are not allowing us to succumb to disaster fatigue yet. The 7.6 earthquake that ravaged parts of Pakistan, India and Afghanistan last week has caused horrific and…