Friday Catastrophe Post: Japan—and Fukushima—Can’t Catch A Break
Last week it was typhoon Wipha’s turn, this week it is an earthquake—and potentially a small tsunami, too—that are rattling the lanky (main) Asian island. At…
Last week it was typhoon Wipha’s turn, this week it is an earthquake—and potentially a small tsunami, too—that are rattling the lanky (main) Asian island. At…
Note from the author: Following up on my post from Tuesday, I decided to commit to the Friday cat blogging thing. Sort of. My version will…
Disclaimer: This post isn’t exactly about science. It is more about the media. And cats. Lots of ‘em. So, really, it is a meta-post because it…
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