Hurricane
I Went Tornado Chasing with a Bunch of Storm Enthusiasts
There was a moment a couple of days ago while being blasted in the face by a 50 mph concoction of dust, manure, and hail that I thought, Enjoy yourself, you're on vacation. I was storm chasing in the Midwest. This was the result of an unhealthy...
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.
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...
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.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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?
Getting Wet at the Republican National Convention
Of course the GOP gets saved by the hurricane-forecasting system it wants to defund.