You know it rains more in Houston than Seattle?

Look, look, look … before we get too far into this party, you can slice data in a million different ways and contextualize it in a million different ways. (If you don’t believe that, go get into an argument with… Continue Reading →

Shit, 2014 will probably be the hottest year on record

2014 Hottest Year On Record

We should all be legitimately concerned about drought and climate change, but we’re not because — in all honesty — it seems like a very far-off thing, and we’re probably not going to be alive when the worst of it… Continue Reading →

Annapolis, Maryland has seen a 925 percent increase in ‘nuisance flood days’ since the 1960s

There’s a lot of stories recently about what climate change will ultimately do to coastal cities — in The New Yorker recently, there was kind of a humor piece about how sharks might be swimming up to the second floor… Continue Reading →

Lloro, Colombia gets 523.6 inches of rain annually. Holy hell.

From here: There is some argument on this topic in weather circles, but it is hard to argue that 2-3 of the top 10 global wettest places do reside in Colombia.

Few things are as glorious as snowy, cold-weather football (er, via the TV), so bask in Packers-49ers and Bengals-Chargers this weekend

Two quick points before I get going with this: 1. I read an interesting article on Fast Company the other day about why things go viral; I’ve talked about this too, in the past. In short form — I didn’t want to write… Continue Reading →

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Someone needs to create a legitimate umbrella

Just like the toilet, the umbrella is something you probably don’t think about a lot unless it’s annoying you. But just like the toilet, the umbrella is huge business; via The New Yorker, it’s a $348 million industry annually — and that’s just… Continue Reading →

Super typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan isn’t going to be good, but might not be super awful

Here’s a good breakdown of what’s approaching Thailand right now; a ‘super typhoon’ is based on wind speed in terms of classification, typically — over 120 mph would be ‘super.’ It’s likely going to hit an area recently affected by… Continue Reading →