Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Natural Disasters: Patterns and Predictability

10 a.m. (ET)

The death toll from Saturday's earthquake in Pakistan is thought to exceed 20,000 people. Diane and her guests discuss natural disaster patterns and on going efforts to develop early warning systems.

Judith Viorst: "I'm Too Young to be Seventy" (Free Press)

11 a.m. (ET)

The best-selling author takes a poetic and humorous look at the ins and outs of becoming a septuagenarian.

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