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Days of the Dead: Remembering victims of natural disasters

Days of the Dead: Remembering victims of natural disasters

It’s important to remember This has been a rough year, all over the world. Recent posts in this space have focused on natural disasters in North America, but throughout the world, the lives of everyone who died this year because of natural disasters should matter. Here is an updated listing of wildfires all over the world in 2017, along with the scope of their devastation, lest we forget. I will argue that some natural disasters–such as increasingly violent storms driven by rising global temperatures, and wildfires in drought-parched…

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We ALL live in a potential disaster zone–but we’re not helpless

We ALL live in a potential disaster zone–but we’re not helpless

Which Disaster Zone do you prefer? That was the question my Beloved asked, not long after Hurricane Maria finished doing the job on Puerto Rico that Irma had left half-finished, and the central Mexico earthquake had leveled significant portions of the region. His question caught his co-workers by surprise, but–if you think about it–none of us really should be surprised. So, then, what’s your answer? Where would you rather live? You could live in a tropical paradise like Barbuda or Puerto Rico, where a hurricane can level your…

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Into the storm

Into the storm

The Artdog Images of Interest Three major signals of climate change’s onset are increased rates and ferocity of fires, deepening drought, and increasingly violent storms. Today’s image focuses on storms. First, a little “storm porn,” because dramatic, high-contrast clouds plus lightning and panoramic skies make for jaw-dropping storm photos. Here’s a mini-portfolio from American storm-chaser Mike Mezeul II: Thunderstorm outside Cheyenne, WY by Mike Mezeul II Thunderstorm over Big Spring TX – Mike Mezeul II Thunderstorm with internal lightning over…

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