Sep 8 2011
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NASA has released this true-color satellite image of New York Harbor. It usually is full of crap, but this photo…
Sep 1 2011
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This seems lifted from The Onion but it's not. According to the WSJ, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate uses a 'Waffle…
Aug 31 2011
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As I woke up Sunday morning in NYC after Hurricane Irene, I was disappointed. Why? Because naively, I wanted to see…
Aug 31 2011
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What would you do if you woke up after Irene and saw your entire town had been flooded? Check your basement? Call…
Aug 30 2011
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Strangely enough, Tropical Storm Irene brought out not one, but two examples of storm beasts. The latest being to…
Aug 30 2011
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When hurricane Irene failed to flood Manhattan as predicted over the weekend, many called the evacuation an…
Aug 29 2011
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Though New York City largely managed to avoid the wrath of Hurricane Irene, the windy bitch still managed to strip…
Aug 29 2011
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So Hurricane Irene was a major letdown to some people. Why did that weather dude make you evacuate, anyway?
Aug 28 2011
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Yesterday, Spider-Man inexplicably went down to Hampton, Virginia to surf during the middle of Hurricane Irene. His…
Aug 28 2011
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Look, if you're getting pelted in the face with bad-smelling, bad-tasting "organic material," maybe it's time to…
Aug 27 2011
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These former oil rig rafts now, somehow, serve as hotel rooms for the nautically inclined. Owned by one Denis…
Aug 27 2011
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Aug 27 2011
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People watching the Weather Channel just got a treat. During Eric Fisher's dispatch from Virginia beach, a few bros…
Aug 27 2011
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After Hurricane Irene made landfall early this morning, she proceeded to plow her way up north, taking power lines…
Aug 27 2011
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I have to admit. Despite some widespread panic, the first ever evacuation of NYC, and the threat of billions of…
Aug 26 2011
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Like its more expensive cousin, the F-35, America's F-22 fighter fleet at Langley Air Force Base has been grounded…
Aug 26 2011
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Want to know why cell networks got clogged and choked during the earthquake? A one minute phone call is 460,800%…
Aug 26 2011
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People of New Jersey loitering on the beaches! Your Governor Chris Christie has some very good advice for you.…
Aug 26 2011
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Emergency radio during a hurricane is undeniably fascinating (and potentially life-saving). But you need to know…
Aug 26 2011
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Well, Hurricane Irene is here, which means much the East Coast should be prepared for the worst. We ran this Toolkit…