I've been doing some reading online on the Southeast Asian tsunami. The scale of the thing is appalling, and sort of awe-inspiring, if you can ignore the scale of the human tragedy.

There's a new blog on the disaster, regularly updated with news and suggestions for how to help. Cheryl Morgan also has some good coverage.

I'd strongly urge everyone to make a donation to one of the many relief organizations that are sending aid to the affected countries. There are millions of people now without shelter, food, or clean drinking water, and there's a very real possibility that famine and disease could kill as many or more people than the tsunami itself. I chose to donate to Doctors Without Borders, because I know their track record. Both of the blogs above have links to pages that list scores of places to donate.