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Hurricane Sandy Turned These Photos Into Trippy Dreamscapes

I wish I could say "Hurricane Sandy developed this guy's film" or some such punched-up header, but as whimsically dreamy as these images are, that likely isn't the case. Full story

Burning Man Vs. Superstorm Sandy

Yes, a bunch of people who head out to the middle of a desert in Nevada every year to do a bunch of drugs, dress up like gay aliens, and light a bunch of shit on fire have formed what appears to be an extremely efficient charitable organization that helps people in ways more bure… Full story

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Has Hurricane Sandy Made You Worry About Global Warming?

If the theory that homosexuals caused Sandy turns out to be false, the only other top fallback suspect has to be global warming, right? And that shit is supposedly only getting worse by the day. Full story

If WiFi Is Water, Electricity Is Fire

In Hurricane Sandy's wake, blacked-out New York City's biggest charging station was like a 21st Century bonfire. Full story

Why It's OK to Stare

There are a great many reasons why we love disasters, and none of them have to do with enjoying the suffering of others. So take some comfort. We’re not into disasters because we’re secretly evil villains; we’re into disasters (in large part) to connect to others. Full story

Welcome the New Robot National Guard

With Hurricane Sandy getting out of our hair, the Pentagon is calling for a full-fledged, disaster-ready robot squad. Full story

Humans Built a Frankenstorm Factory, and Now We've Got to Live in It

A freak occurrence, two storm systems colliding, has thrown the East Cost into turmoil. The term “Franken-X” is now routinely deployed to denote anything that has been stitched together from a foreboding amalgam of parts. But this time the term rings truer than usual. Full story

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Question of the Day - What Would You Save in a Natural Disaster?

Hurricane Isaac has just finished popping in to say "Hi!" to the Gulf Coast, and has undoubtedly destroyed many people's worldly belongings. If you lived in its path, what would you have saved? Full story

Getting Wet at the Republican National Convention

Of course the GOP gets saved by the hurricane-forecasting system it wants to defund. Full story