Disaster porn

Some sensational stories scooped off the latest issue of a free magazine:

• The real reason for 2004's 'swarm of locusts drought' in Niger was high food prices caused by suppliers defaulting on deliveries.
• Cheap air travel made disaster relief harder, not easier, after the Tsunami.
• Well-organised radio stations are more effective then conventional aid in most natural disasters.
• Smoke from cooking fires is the fourth greatest cause of death/disease in the Third World.

The magazine is the UK government's surprisingly candid and interesting Developments (quarterly, free subscription).