Just yesterday we did a post on how unfair global warming is - and commented that those that haven't caused global warming, but are nevertheless suffering disproportionately, will eventually get a bit... er... annoyed.
Meteorologists are blaming the El Nino phenomenon, although as we wrote recently, how global warming affects El Nino, and vise versa, is a subject of debate.International aid has started to arrive in Bolivia which in recent weeks has seen the worst flooding in 25 years.
Issuing an appeal for $9.2m, the UN described the flooding as the country's most devastating disaster ever, warning that water supplies and sanitation conditions have been severely contaminated.
The floods have killed nearly 40, with tens of thousands of people forced from their homes. Health officials have also reported outbreaks of dengue fever....
President Evo Morales blames the floods on developed states failing to tackle climate change....
Speaking about the devastation, Mr Morales, an outspoken critic of the US, accused wealthy countries of ignoring the Kyoto Protocol which seeks to halt climate change.
He said poorer nations were being made to bear the brunt of what he described as the uncontrollable quest for industrial growth by richer ones.
This type of action, he said, demonstrated a lack of concern on the part of the developed world in altering climate change and the fate of the planet. - BBC
