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“Whole Towns Have Been Wiped Out” Hurricane Maria Devastates Tiny Caribbean Island Of Dominica
“Whole Towns Have Been Wiped Out” Hurricane Maria Devastates Tiny Caribbean Island Of Dominica In a testament to the sheer power of Hurricane Maria, the most destructive storm to hit the Caribbean in nearly a century, civilization on the tiny island of Dominica was essentially wiped out after Maria – then a category 5 storm […]
“We’ve Never Seen Anything Like This” – Maria Slams Puerto Rico With 9-Foot Storm Surge, 155Mph Winds
“We’ve Never Seen Anything Like This” – Maria Slams Puerto Rico With 9-Foot Storm Surge, 155Mph Winds Hurricane Maria made landfall near the city of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, at around 6:15 am Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center, battering the densely populated eastern side of the island with torrential rains and 155 mph gusts […]
The Morning After: Mexican Earthquake Leaves Over 248 Dead, Millions Without Electricity
The Morning After: Mexican Earthquake Leaves Over 248 Dead, Millions Without Electricity Across central Mexico, rescue workers including soldiers and volunteers worked late into the night Tuesday to free the living who were still trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings following Mexico’s deadliest earthquake in more than 30 years. The death toll from the […]
Who Gets Hit by Mortgage Losses in Harvey and Irma Areas?
Who Gets Hit by Mortgage Losses in Harvey and Irma Areas? “We need to ask for a policy change because the burden with these losses is too big.” Somebody is going to pay for losses on mortgages of homes that were destroyed by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. It’s a just a question of who. The […]
At Least 47 Dead, Many Trapped After Powerful Quake Rocks Mexico City
At Least 47 Dead, Many Trapped After Powerful Quake Rocks Mexico City Update 2 (4:38 pm ET): The governor of the Mexican state of Morelos said at least 42 people have died in the central Mexican state, which shares a border with Puebla, the state that contains Mexico City. Counting the five confirmed deaths in […]
Hurricane Maria Causes “Widespread Devastation” In Dominica As It Races Toward Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria Causes “Widespread Devastation” In Dominica As It Races Toward Puerto Rico In less than two days, Hurricane Maria has strengthened from a tropical storm to a powerful category five hurricane, dubbed in no uncertain terms as “catastrophic” by the NHC. Though it has been downgraded to a category 4 overnight, the storm made […]
Scientists Say Italian Supervolcano Is “Becoming More Dangerous” As Magma Builds Beneath It
Scientists Say Italian Supervolcano Is “Becoming More Dangerous” As Magma Builds Beneath It After the long-dormant supervolcano Campi Flegrei awakened late last year, a team of scientists that has pinpointed the now-active volcano’s magma source says a potentially devastating eruption could be just around the corner. Campi Flegrei is a volcanic caldera to the west […]
Hurricane Maria Intensifies To “Extremely Dangerous” Cat-4 Storm Ahead Of Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria Intensifies To “Extremely Dangerous” Cat-4 Storm Ahead Of Puerto Rico Does this look familiar? As AP reports, Hurricane Maria has intensified into a dangerous Category 4 storm as it bears down on the Caribbean. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday the storm is growing in strength as it approaches land. The […]
The high cost of an easy-care, low-maintenance world
The high cost of an easy-care, low-maintenance world I may be a member of an endangered species. I prefer a perfect crease in a pair of pants resulting from the use of an actual iron rather than a crease maintained by a toxic brew of chemicals that can make cotton-fiber pants not only “wrinkle-free,” but […]
Hurricane Maria Headed For Puerto Rico As Island Struggles To Recover From Irma
Hurricane Maria Headed For Puerto Rico As Island Struggles To Recover From Irma The National Hurricane Center has upgraded formerly tropical storm Maria to a category one hurricane Sunday as it hurtles northwest toward the Lesser Antilles. The storm, which is expected to hammer the Leeward Islands Monday with 75 mph winds, has inspired several […]
New York City Is Within Hurricane Jose’s 5-Day “Cone Of Uncertainty”
New York City Is Within Hurricane Jose’s 5-Day “Cone Of Uncertainty” In what were perhaps the two biggest news stories of the past month, Hurricanes Irma and Harvey devastated the American south, disrupting local industry, destroying homes and critical infrastructure and dumping millions of gallons of raw sewage onto city streets – leading to the […]
Jose Expected to Regain Hurricane Status and Gun For Northeast Coast
Jose Expected to Regain Hurricane Status and Gun For Northeast Coast Get your generators ready NY, Jose might be heading up here to blow away your over valued hovels. Recent models indicate Jose is making a comeback near the Bahamas and is expected to regain ‘Cane status today, then jog on towards the northeast in […]
Do 40,000 Lightning Strikes Over Southern Cali Point To A Mega Quake On The Horizon?
Do 40,000 Lightning Strikes Over Southern Cali Point To A Mega Quake On The Horizon? A volatile storm has ignited a slew of 40,000 lightning strike in southwestern California. The strikes have hit Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties – all between September 10-11. The electric storm was most active on Sunday […]
On the Road to Extinction: Maybe it’s Not All About Us
On the Road to Extinction: Maybe it’s Not All About Us Photo by Nathaniel St. Clair It is crystal clear—unlike the smoky skies where I live–to most of us who are willing to consider the facts: this summer’s ‘natural’ disasters have been seeded anthropogenically. Wildfires in the northwestern United States and Canada, in Greenland, and […]
