It doesn't seem to matter what you know, or don't know, hearing about a sudden, seemingly linked catastrophies always makes me feel kind of spooky. I ran across this piece that touches on the subject and it seemed to bring all of the recent happenings into a bit more of a perspective. I especially liked the near-limerick at the end. What do you think?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/10/AR2005101001168.html