Are You OK? October 30th, 2012 @ 7:25 pm PDT
Mom Just Called To Make Sure You're Not Under That Dangling Crane http://t.co/R6ctjwx9 #Sandy — The Onion (@TheOnion) October 30, 2012 Leave it to The Onion. I’m sure everyone can relate to this in some way, but my mom was particularly neurotic about this sort of thing. (She died just a few weeks ago, in […]
NOAA Satellites and Information September 1st, 2004 @ 9:38 pm PDT
The threat of an earthquake hitting southern California is not really something that can keep you worrying all night. For all intents and purposes an earthquake is unpredictable. There is little to no humidity, and I haven’t seen a cockroach in four years now. I honestly must admit, though, that I miss this sort of […]
New Orleans Flood Control April 30th, 2002 @ 9:56 am PDT
I’ve been to N’Awlins several times in the last decade or so. It’s one of my favorite cities. Part of its charm, I think, is that you can feel the Mississippi River’s omnipotence no matter where you are. Even as you walk along the streets, with the water far from view, you know it’s there. […]
Storms February 22nd, 2002 @ 5:43 pm PDT
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30. The East Pacific hurricane season runs from May 15 through November 30. But why wait? Get a jump on Nature’s Greatest Storms by visiting the Tropical Prediction Center now! Or just take a blink over to the Weather Underground for your not-yet-quite hurricane season […]
hurricanes February 20th, 2001 @ 12:39 pm PDT
I was never really nervous about hurricanes when I lived in Florida.
