* The pictures and videos coming out of New York and New Jersey are a vivid reminder that Mother Nature always bats last; human technology, civilization, and hubris crumbles in the face of her power. Reports are that 17 people are dead, and 7 million are without power on the
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Trashy's World: Hey! Students who wailed away…
…on my bus this morning and on Twitter about schools needing to be closed today! Listen up. Legit reasons to close schools: Power outage Water outage Major snowstorm / freezing rain event that puts staff and / or students at risk of physical harm Earthquakes – big ones Invasion by
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Big Storm and My American Nightmare
It's been a living nightmare. The dirtiest election I've ever seen.An election corrupted by Big Money, two billion dollars worth of attack ads, and more Big Lies than you can count.A frightening spectacle of a country so bitterly divided, it's eating itself alive.Read more »
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: GlobalTV Mocks Hurricane Deaths
Frankenstorm Promo How would you feel about a news organization that treats a hurricane as a campy Halloween ratings booster? I’m appalled. Watch the above clip from GlobalTV last Thursday night. Hurricane Sandy has killed dozens already and will likely kill more as it runs aground today in the northeast
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Sandy May Cut the Big Apple a Huge Break
It looks as though Hurricane Sandy may arrive in New York City well before high tide. That would be a huge break for the Big Apple. High tides magnify storm surge flooding driven by powerful onshore winds. In a city with vast underground infrastructure and so many low-lying, even beneath
Continue reading350 or bust: Meteorologist At A Loss For Expletives To Describe What Hurricane Sandy Could Do
“If you think mitigated climate change is expensive, try unmitigated climate change.” Dr. Richard Gammon The “Frankenstorm” combination of Hurricane Sandy, super-storm conditions, and climate change is starting to pummel the North American East Coast as I write this. The Weather Channel’s Bryan Norcross said: “This is a beyond-strange situation.
Continue readingTrashy's World: Sandy…
… such an innocent sounding name… doesn’t sound at all like a hurricane. I think of “Sandy” and this is her: NOT this: Who thinks up these names, anyhow? Might be an interesting Tuesday, by the look of it… and dressed up witches might do some real flying on Halloween!
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