What is a Disaster?

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A discussion on the makings of a disaster.


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Hurricanes

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Dummy’s guide to hurricanes.


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What is a Tornado and What Causes It

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A guide what is a tornado and what causes a tornado.


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Why the Tsunami Struck in December 2004

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We all remember the tragic disaster that occurred back in December 26, 2004, Boxing Day. More than 315,000 people had died from natural disasters that had occurred during 2004 and 300,000 had all gone from one single disaster. This was the Tsunami that occurred in the Indian Ocean.


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The World’s Most Glorified and Bizarre Mega Disasters in the Making

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The catastrophes of the world are nearing their evident times of rupture. The deadlines are passing and people are getting nervous about the natural disasters that could take out life as we know it.


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Into the Stars: Finding Our Future Home

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A look at three possible homes for Humans once the Earth is gone, and the feasibility of locating and traveling to these and other suitable planets.


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In Retrospect, the Blizzard of ‘78: 30 Years Later

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Thirty years later, a flashback on the snow storm of the century which was the inspiration for the recently published poem “Starbird Hill” by Michele Cameron Drew.


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World’s Seven Most Extreme Natural Disasters

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The most destructive Natural Disasters that occured in the world.


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Is It the End of the World?

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Steven Hawking threw an end of world party on the day of the Large Hadron Collider switch on. But should we be worried? The short answer is no. Steven Hawking was joking when he said that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) would cause the end of the world. The sad fact is though, even though the LHC is safe, there are plenty of things which could cause the end of the world. Here are a few of them.


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Understanding Tropical Cyclones

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Cyclonic storms are centers of low pressure with inward-spiraling winds that form where warm and cold air masses meet. Hurricanes develop over water about 10 degrees north or south of the equator in a manner similar to cyclonic storms elsewhere in the world, then move westward through the trade wind belt.


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