Everybody's in the shit, weather-wise

The Chinese, the Indians (dot, not feather), the Cajuns, and the Arctic have all been hit hard by Nature: an earthquake in China, floods in India (a broken dam, not a storm), a hurricane in New Orleans, and the Northwest Passage won't freeze over this year.
Can't avoid an earthquake, the flood was a man-made disaster, Gustav won't get to Category 4, and while sailors have longed to take the Northwest Passage for centuries it's not good news for the polar bears.

Rico says he'll pass on any more disasters, thank you very much; he's had enough of his own...