Natural disasters in China The CCP, at the time, officially blamed the Great Chinese Famine between 1958 and 1961 that killed between 20 million and 43 million on natural disasters. If this were true, it would be the #1 deadliest famine. Another famine that occurred in 1907 was said to have claimed 24 million lives, ranked as #2. The National Disaster Reduction Center (NDRC) of the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) is a specialized agency under the Chinese Government engaged in information services and supporting decisions on various natural disasters. It provides reference for disaster-management departments in their decision-making and technical support for China's
All Songs Considered All Songs Considered All Songs Considered is a weekly online multimedia program started in January 2000 by NPR's "All Things Considered" director Bob Boilen. At first, the show featured information and streaming audio about the songs used as bumper music on "All Things Considered". The program has turned into a source of discovery for new music of all genres. In August 2005, the program began podcasting for free. In 2005, it began webcasting and podcasting live concerts from Washington, D.C.'s , including acts such as Animal Collective, The Decemberists, Neko Case and Tom Waits. Host Bob Boilen and producer/co-host Robin