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Unless you’ve been living under a large rock (or, for that matter, a fallen meteoroid) for the majority of your life, you’re probably uncomfortably aware that humanity, as a whole, just doesn’t seem to be too confident about its ongoing survival. Let’s face it: here on Earth we spend a wildly disproportionate amount of time [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 12:01 am
Filed under Bizarre, Misc, Science · Tagged biotechnology, Clathrate gun hypothesis, climate change, Coronial, disaster, electrical systems, Environmental Issue, Eric Drexler, extinction, food shortages, global warming, greenhouse gas, Gulf Stream, Hamish McDonald, Hypercane, Methane, methane burp, nanotechnology, natural disaster, Physics, radiation
As the saying goes, “Hope springs eternal” (or something like that). Suffice to say, as we usher in a new year, there is certainly a degree of optimism and hope that we carry with us. We have our New Year resolutions and a resolute desire on how we are going to approach the upcoming months. [...]
Posted by Lee Standberry on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 12:01 am
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There are many folk and punk bands that, despite having no or few Irish-born members, draw upon Irish influences for their inspiration and musical style. From established bands like The Pogues to lesser known groups like the Brick Top Blaggers, here are some examples of Celtic-inspired musicians you should check out if you like Irish [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 12:01 am
Filed under Entertainment, Music · Tagged Australia, Black 47, Boston, canada, Celtic music, Celtic punk, Celtic rock, Dave King, Dropkick Murphys, Dublin, Dublin Square, Europe, Flogging Molly, Folk music of Ireland, Folk punk, Folk rock, Going Out In Style, Great Big Sea, Horslips, Ireland, irish culture, Larry Kirwan, London, Martin Scorsese, Massachusetts, Melbourne, Music, Mutiny, natural disaster, Phil Chevron, punk, Sex Pistols, Shane MacGowan, Steve Almond, The Departed, The Dubliners, The Pogues, United Kingdom, United States
California is often portrayed as a great place to visit. And certainly, there are many tourist attractions to see and participate in. The weather is great and you can see Mickey Mouse do his thing at Disneyland. However, it’s best to have fun during a short stay and then be on your way. Why? Simply, [...]
Posted by Lee Standberry on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 8:55 am
Filed under Travel · Tagged Arnold Schwarzenegger, brush fires, California, californians, Crime in Mexico, dangerous places to live, drug trafficking, gang, Gang Violence, Governor, law enforcement, Los Angeles, Mexican Drug War, natural disaster, nice places to live, state revenue, state taxes, the Governator, The Terminator, Top 10 reasons, top ten lists, TopTenz, United States, urban violence, weather
You’ve probably heard or read the word blizzard a few times in the last few weeks. Just recently, the Northern states and East coast were hit with a blizzard, as well were numerous Midwestern states. Though many believe that a blizzard just involves a heavy amounts of snow, this is not the case by definition. [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Monday, February 1, 2010 at 6:33 am
Filed under History, Nature, Photos · Tagged Armistice Day Blizzard, Atmospheric sciences, blizzard of 1999, blizzards, Children's Blizzard, cold, death, Great Appalachian Storm, great blizzard of 1899, Great Lakes Blizzard, great storm of 1975, Ice storms, Knickerbocker Storm, Lake-effect snow, Meteorology, natural disaster, Natural disasters, Nature, Nor'easter, Schoolhouse Blizzard, snow, snow storms, Storm, storms, The Great Blizzard of 1888, The Great Lakes Storm, The Storm of the Century, top 10 blizzards, tornado, Tornadoes, weather, winter, worst blizzards
A city becomes “lost” when it is abandoned by its inhabitants and left to decay. This can be the result of war, migration, or natural disaster, but in each case these cities can act as a sort of time capsule, leaving a civilization frozen in history and waiting to be discovered. While many of these [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 12:01 am
Filed under Engineering, History · Tagged ankgor, archeologists, atlantis, cities, City Of The Caesars, dead sea, deadly volcano, disease, egypt, El Dorado, famine, Ghost, Hiram Bingham, Inca, Khmer Empire, Kuhikugu, lost cities, lost city of Z, machu picchu, memphis, myserious, natural disaster, Pachacuti, Patagonia, percy fawcett, petra, pompeii, smallpox, Top 10 Lost Cities, Trojan War, Troy, vesuvius, volcano, Wandering City
A tragedy is defined as an event that results in great loss, misfortune, and usually death. They can surround an individual’s endeavors in which they suffer extreme consequences from a disastrous flaw or lifestyle, but often an unpreventable natural occurrence sets the stage for utter catastrophe. The most common examples are earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, [...]
A natural disaster is something that no one in their lifetime wants to experience. These disasters are extremely crushing, to those who are both affected directly, and even indirectly. You have probably seen coverage in the newspapers and on the television, showing media reports of these devastating times. One I remember like it was yesterday [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Friday, January 30, 2009 at 12:02 am
Filed under Nature · Tagged cold front, deadliest earthquake, death, earthquake aftershocks, epicenter of the earthquake, heavy rains, India, Indian Ocean, indian ocean tsunami, landslide, landslides, Life, mother nature, natural disaster, natural threat, Nature, ocean, rainfall, river, sea, super typhoon, Thailand, top 10 deadliest natural disasters, tornado, water