Juan Cole: Cyclone Pam, which this past week caused unprecedented destruction in the South Sea island nation of Vanuatu, should be called Cyclone ExxonMobil.
I took this idea from a comment by Bill McKibben about Hurricane Sandy (hurricane is simply another name for a tropical cyclone). After Sandy struck, McKibben said that, if there were any poetic justice, it would be named Hurricane Chevron or Hurricane Exxon.
Chevron is certainly a despicable corporation, which has caused much destruction.
But...