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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 […]
World Out Of Whack: Electricity YAY!
World Out Of Whack: Electricity YAY! Britain to ban sale of all diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040 So says the Guardian. Which follows on from: France to ban sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 This follows Norway, The Netherlands, Germany and now – the big Daddy… China plans to ban […]
Florida Farmers Say Irma’s Damage Is The Worst They’ve Ever Seen
Florida Farmers Say Irma’s Damage Is The Worst They’ve Ever Seen Almost half of Florida’s citrus crops were destroyed during the hurricane and when Florida farmers survey the damage caused by Hurricane Irma, and most are saying it’s the worst destruction to their farms that they’ve ever seen. When the worst of Irma’s fury had […]
Adjusting Measurements to Match the Models – Part 3: Lower Troposphere Satellite Temperatures
Adjusting Measurements to Match the Models – Part 3: Lower Troposphere Satellite Temperatures Except for small gaps over the poles the satellite temperature series are the only truly global temperature series we have; their defect is that they do not begin until 1979. Published series are constructed using raw records from different satellites that require […]
Can You Really “Shut Down” a Nuclear Power Plant before a Hurricane?
Can You Really “Shut Down” a Nuclear Power Plant before a Hurricane? Soothing words before the storm: “Our nuclear plants are now shut down.” There are those who believe the answers to life’s most pressing questions can be found in one of two movies: “The Godfather” (part one) or “The Princess Bride.” In the latter […]
Natural Disasters and the Common Cause
Natural Disasters and the Common Cause We have suffered brutal direct hits. Over half of the state of Florida is without power, in the dark. It is too soon to know what the losses are. Houston, America’s fourth largest city, suffered the most extreme rain event in U.S. history. Casualties are mounting; damages are estimated […]
25% Of Homes In Florida Keys Destroyed By Hurricane Irma
25% Of Homes In Florida Keys Destroyed By Hurricane Irma After Hurricane Irma overwhelmed the Florida Keys with 15-foot storm surges and 130 mph winds, causing the worst flooding the chain of islands has experienced in nearly a century, federal officials’ first assessment of the damage suggests that nearly a quarter of the homes on […]
