Category Archives: Heat Waves

Heat Wave Stikes Western U.S. as Temps Approach 120.

June 30, 2013 – Heat wave strikes western US as temps approach 120 in Phoenix, Las Vegas: Reporting from the scene – it’s hot!! Your editor lives in Las Vegas. It’s like living in a convection oven. How people lived … Continue reading

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It’s Beach Time … In Alaska!

June 21, 2013 – It’s Beach Time … In Alaska, Where Heat Wave Breaks Records: Pictured above, people swim and sunbathe at Goose Lake in Anchorage, Alaska. Taking advantage of an intense heat wave that broke long-standing records yesterday, residents … Continue reading

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Drought and Flood – War and Peace – Fire and Rain – 2013 to 2016.

March 28, 2013 – Great Changes are Upon Us: Drought and Flood, War and Peace, Fire and Rain from 2011 to 2016 by month. This chart reflects the transiting squares of Uranus and Pluto and as such reflect long term … Continue reading

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The Apocalypetic Catastrophic Future of the World!

March 20, 2013 – Thor not Ready to Bring Down his Hammer on the World – Yet:  In Norse mythology, Thor is a hammer-wielding God associated with thunder, lightning, storms, strength and destruction. Thor is a prominently mentioned God throughout recorded … Continue reading

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Book Review: Megacatastrophes – WSJ.com

January 23, 2013 – Nine Strange Ways the World Could End:  In “Megacatastrophes!: Nine Strange Ways the World Could End,” David Darling and Dirk Schulze-Makuch offer a much more impressive list of lethal possibilities, which they score on a “Catastrophometer,” giving … Continue reading

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Heat, Flood or Icy Cold, Extreme Weather Rages Worldwide.

January 11, 2013 – Heat, Flood or Icy Cold, Extreme Weather Rages Worldwide: Britons may remember 2012 as the year the weather spun off its rails in a chaotic concoction of drought, deluge and flooding, but the unpredictability of it … Continue reading

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Australia Braces for “Catastrophic” Fires an Heat.

January 7, 2013 – Australia braces for “catastrophic” wildfire day: Australia was bracing on Monday for days of “catastrophic” fire and heat wave conditions, with fires already burning in five states and as a search continued for people missing after … Continue reading

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A Record High Worth Waiting For.

December 30, 2012 – Death Valley California Claims the Title of the Hottest Place on Earth: For Death Valley, a place that embraces its extremes, this has long been an affront: As furnace-hot as it gets here, it could not … Continue reading

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Paying for Future Catastrophes – NYTimes.com

November 25, 2012 – The Incidence of Extreme Disasters is Increasing:  HURRICANE SANDY could cost the nation a staggering $50 billion, about a third of the cost of Hurricane Katrina — to date the most costly disaster in United States history.  … Continue reading

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Dining Through Disaster – NYTimes.com

November 4, 2012 – Dining Through Disaster: THE end is near. And nothing takes the edge off Armageddon like freeze-dried beef stroganoff and freeze-dried Neapolitan ice cream. Or so it seems, given the growing demand for such survivalist fare, as … Continue reading

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