It is a button the world has already hit, each country bringing disaster among themselves. I have chosen to look upon this particular incident below purely because it is current news. I will over time look at other countries as well. We have read about the recent tragedy which stuck South Asian Countries. The huge cyclone which struck Burma, Myanmar and surroundings.
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Solarial: Solar Power for Disasters
I recently found a website providing some design details to make a solar powered balloon, or zeppelin to assist the rescue teams in case of a natural calamity, such as the one in Burma, the earthquake in China, and so on.

The Humane Society: Teams Help Shelter, Rescue Animals in California
The HSUS Disaster Services team has ramped up its response to the wildfire emergency in southern California, operating around the clock to rescue, shelter, and provide veterinary care to hundreds of animals.
Tabasco and Chiapas, victims of Global Warming
If you still believe there's no problem with global warming

Heartwarming Slideshow of Animals Rescued from the CA Fires [pics]
Pot-bellied pigs, horses, dogs and an enormous cat (slide 12).
Three Gorges Dam could be environmental disaster
China plans to relocate 4m people from the hillsides around the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest, in an unprecedented effort to stave off an environmental disaster. The huge project will take between 10-15 years to complete, but was necessary as the area's "ecological safety" was at risk, according to senior officials.
Nova Scotia's dirty little quarry secret
Regulations regarding pits and quarries are grossly inadequate in Nova Scotia. Several highly controversial projects are being considered by the current government. In one such proposal, the site
is next door to the home of the provincial Liberal Party leader, yet both he and the governing Conservative party appear to be backing the proposal against the opposition of most area residents. The proposal has not yet been approved but is well under way, and the proponent has recently been cited by both Federal and Provincial agencies for the project's silt pollution of a stream.