programs reducing our warning period for severe weather from seven days down to as few as three days. there is no way they can avoid compromising the programs that safeguard our country, he said. and marsha mcnut director of the u.s. geological survey was even more blunt, warning house republicans about the cuts they've already voted for which would cause 21-day furloughs at u.s. tsunami warning centers and cripple america's ability to maintain its tsunami warning buoys or analyze their data. >> japan was just hit by a tragic and devastating 9.0 earthquake and tsunami. shame on us if we don't learn from their misfortune. >> christian parente joins us tonight contributing editor of "the nation" magazine and author of the upcoming book "tropic of chaos, climate change and the new geography of violence." thanks for your time tonight. >> thanks for having me on.