The earthquake.

I honestly don't know what to say about the earthquake. I'm staggered by how many natural disasters we've had in the last year. Katrina, Rita, the tsunami, the mudslide in Guatemala (more below), and now -- this.

For those of you who aren't keeping up with the news, yesterday an earthquake struck Asia along the Pakistan-India border. It was a 7.6. Immediately, the suspected death toll jumped from 2,000 to 3,000; this morning when I checked the news, it was 30,000.

To give you an idea of the devastation -- 250 girls were killed when their school collapsed. 500 more were injured. Hospitals have collapsed. People are being treated outdoors because the threat of hospitals collapsing is still too great.

My dad has been watching satellite feeds and the footage is unbelievable. There are children crying in desperation, wounds open on their faces, waiting to get somewhere where they can be helped. There are families weeping because they have less than $10 to their name.

30,000 people. I wonder how long it will be before we know for sure.

There was a mudslide in Guatemala on Wednesday. 1,400 people may be dead. Most are still buried. They may just declare the site a mass grave.

And, in still other horrifying news, a UN official has warned that the bird flu pandemic could kill between 5 and 150 million people.

I have no idea what to say.