Showing posts with label safety. Show all posts
Showing posts with label safety. Show all posts
Thursday, July 16, 2026

Weather Evacuations: What Can Go Wrong (And Right) When Storms Disrupt Big Outdoor Shows

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People being hastily moved from an outdoor venue to an indoor venue during a high school graduation ceremony in Orono, Minnesota in early Ju...
Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Tuesday Morning Update: Big Severe Storm, Tornado Threat Still Looms In Northern New England, With Wildcards

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The areas under the gun for severe weather look unchanged since yesterday. The latest NOAA Storm Prediction, issued at 8:30 this morning, st...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Western Drought Creates Weird New Hazard: Lake Powell Quicksand

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A person in the danger zone around quicksand on the  shores of Lake Powell on the Utah/Arizona border  The lake level in drought-stricken La...
Saturday, February 14, 2026

Worldwide Robust Weather Warnings Would Save Lives

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People in the U.S. have easy access to warnings for dangerous storms, like this weather radio. Many  places around the world don't have ...
Thursday, February 12, 2026

Trump To U.S And World Citizens: Drop Dead. Fossil Fuel Billionaires MUST Be Protected

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EPA is dropping a 17-year old "endangerment finding" that forms the basis of fossil fuel regulations in the United States. Ultimat...
Sunday, December 7, 2025

Rogue Private Companies Trying To Stop Climate Change In Potentially Dangerous, Risky Ways

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A company called Make Sunsets wants to pump  sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere to blunt climate change. Sounds good, but a lot  can go wr...
Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Fire And Frost Again In Vermont, Fire Risk To Last Longer

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Leaves are coming off the trees, like these maples near Richmond, Vermont on Tuesday. The leaf litter is adding to the fire risk that the  V...
Monday, September 1, 2025

Loyalty To Trump, Um, Trumps Public Safety At FEMA

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 Loyalty to Donald Trump is more important than public safety. At least that's the conclusion I reach as I watch the ongoing trouble at ...
Friday, August 29, 2025

Feds Arrests Firefighters Battling Washington State Wildfire As Immigration Crackdown Goes Wild

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Federal law enforcement detains firefighters trying to battle a Washington State wildfire. They ended up arresting two of them.   The bigges...
Monday, June 23, 2025

Heat Is Now Here In Vermont, What To Know, How To Stay Safe

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The heat wave is here. Not just Vermont. All the areas in orange, red,  purple, etc on this map are under various heat advisories and warnin...
Thursday, December 19, 2024

Dashcam Shows Intensity Of California Tornado

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 The rare California tornado that struck the community Scotts Valley last Saturday was "only" and EF-1 with a brief path. Wind to...
Sunday, June 23, 2024

Vermont Storm And Tornado Risk Is On For Today. What To Know

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Here's a map you don't see every day. It's from NOAA's Storm Prediction Center and has easily the nation's most signific...
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Thursday, June 6, 2024

Aesthetics Matter More Than Safety/Staying Alive During Summer Heat Waves, Say Some Building Managers

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Window air conditioners like this one on my house aren't exactly pretty, but they can be life saving to some during intense heat waves. ...