28 Sep 2018: Sulawesi hit by an earthquake and tsunami. 1400+ people in and near Palu died. 2018年9月28日，蘇拉威西島遭遇了7.5級地震和高達6米的海嘯，在省城Palu造成1400多人死亡。
Half a century ago, the strange-shaped island of Sulawesi (4 peninsulas!) was hit by an equally powerful earthquake (magnitude 7.4) and tsunami which caused 200 deaths. 其實1968年，這個奇形島遭到幾乎同樣強烈的地震（7.4級）和海嘯襲擊，當時造成200人死亡。
So why did the 2018 earthquake cause so much more damage? In addition to the population increase, Palu’s location at the end of a geographical funnel probably focused the energy of the powerful wave that hit the provincial capital. 為什麼2018年的地震造成的災害如此嚴重呢？恐怕是地理位置（有點像漏斗）使得海嘯變得比預期的高出許多吧。
Western Indonesia is a very poor area, but its international neighbors (Australia, Singapore etc.) are doing a lot to help Palu and the surrounding areas. I don’t want to allow my own meager contribution to disappear into some scammer’s wallet. I would like to offer some bitcoin , but I don’t know of any reliable charities that accept cryptos. Any suggestions?
印尼西部相當貧窮，但鄰國（像澳大利亞，新加坡等）正在提供援助。 我並不想讓自己微薄的貢獻流入詐騙集團的荷包裡，想提供比特幣，但不知道有沒有可靠的慈善機構願意接受加密貨幣，不知各位有沒有什麼建議？