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…
Friday Catastrophe Post: All Eyes on Asia
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…
Cats Everywhere.
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…
Pakistan’s Muddy New Island
On Tuesday, September 25, 2013, a major earthquake rattled the sparsely populated south-central mountainous region of Pakistan in the late afternoon, killing at least 300 people,…
Experiment Week: Punching a Wall in the Name of Science
Feeling adventurous? Curious? Or perhaps just angry? If you are so inclined to punch a wall for science, and have a spare minute, take our survey here.…
3 Reports, 1 Message: Time to Get Tough on Flood Risk
Tropical Cyclone Sandy was a game-changer for the way Americans view flood risk. After barreling through the Caribbean, the major storm system struck the East Coast…
A Volcano Story (Told Three Times)
I. This story starts over the weekend: On Saturday, August 10, a small Indonesian volcano, masquerading as an island, started erupting violently. stratovolcano – a steep,…
The Great Red Panda Escape
On Sunday, June 24, 2013, a curious one-year old red panda, named Rusty, darted in the middle of the night from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in…
Food Week: A Farm Bill Striptease Reveals Climate Change Panties
This summer, the Farm Bill is toying with the idea of going on a diet of mostly crop insurance. Yum? Since the 1970s, the American Farm…
Hot Stuff
Monday never felt so good. After five days of staggering 90-plus degree weather, Boston, Mass, and other cities across New England, welcomed cooler temperatures in the…
