Natural disasters abound in 2011 - New Zealand got hit by a quake, Japan got a Quake and a Tsunami (plus the Nuclear Drama) and closer to home, Queensland got rain and floods, now Tornado season is wreaking havoc in the US.

We have a special place in our hearts for the power of the Tornado (the band name is a giveaway I guess) but our appreciation of them has gone from the Beauteous to the Monstrous as they scour away parts of the United States. Tornadoes and Thunderstorms apparently shut off the power at a Nuke facility in Alabama yesterday, luckily it looks like it all shut down ok.

We send our regards out to all the folks getting pummeled by the extreme weather and our heartfelt sympthies for those who have lost loved ones.