Massachusetts VOAD Sets up Hurricane Volunteer Hotline

September 2, 2011 MASSACHUSETTS -- To address the Hurricane Irene damage, Massachusetts' voluntary non-profit disaster response coalition has set up a website and call-in number to organize volunteers who want to assist in disaster relief efforts, most of which will be needed...

Mushroom watch

Irene angel dust This very well could become a MUSHROOM WARNING! CNN will have charts and graphs to plot their arrival. Irene has seeded mushrooms throughout her path, laying a carpet of fungus that could be...

“The number of power outages exceeded our expectations”

Twas nothing here The headline is a quote from Old Dominion. If they were expecting a Category 3 hurricane and a Category 1 showed up and depleted to a tropical storm, and they had more power outages than...

OMG it’s raining

Live Update The buildup was tremendous. Governors from all of the states made speeches. Janet Napolitano marched out with her army in force to protect the homeland. “Mayor Bloomberg stood under his desk,”...

I want my weather from someone with sense

Nonsense TV weather reporters are standing in the surf and in water up to their knees; they are facing the direction of the wind and shouting into the microphone, “It’s wet out here.” Right dumbass; come in...

Calm before the storm

Irene, the dawn is breaking It is classic, a wait-to-see time. Low clouds have drifted in that are thick and moving slowly. Look closely, they are going the wrong way. Usually, the winds blow from the west to...

Irene’s outer bands appearing

11 PM Friday At dusk this evening, we saw outer bands from the arriving Irene. The hurricane will hit Washington DC in full force at 2 am Sunday morning. By Saturday afternoon we should experience some significant...

Power trucks from Pikes Power enroute to storm path

Preparing for impact Pike Energy Company is one of many that are sending power specialists into the storm’s path, getting ready for the inevitable repair. The only way that we consumers can be assured that the...

Hurricane coming tomorrow

Clear the deck I just got back from a road trip and now I have to tend to hurricane preparation. It began last night with a stop at the store for emergency waters and a few non perishable eats as well as fresh...

Indonesia hires Hungarian trainer for WIM Irene Kharisma Sukandar

"Jakarta, Apr 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Chess Association (PB Percasi) said it has hired a chess coach from Hungary, IM Tibor Karolyi, to train Indonesian woman chess player WIM Irene Kharisma Sukandar.Irene will take part in the Grandmaster Woman`s JAPFA Chess Festival to...

WWII army bag is found in desert

"A bag belonging to a World War II soldier from Lancashire has been discovered in the Egyptian desert after lying there for more than 60 years. Alec Ross, from Burnley, lost the bag containing personal letters and photos, while serving with the 8th Army. Egyptian tour guide...

Alex the Parrot dies in research lab

Alex, an African Grey parrot who participated in thirty years of experiments in avian language and cognition, has just died in the lab in which he lived. The cause of death is unknown.Because of Alex's high-level...

Weather Underground: Wunder Blog

** HURRICANE IRENE HEADS FOR SEA -- and TD #10 IS GONE **Posted By: SteveGregory at 5:44 PM CDT on August 14, 2005Updated: 11:13 PM CDT on August 15, 2005August 14. 2005 - 5:15PM CDT Tropical storm Irene is right about at hurricane intensity, albeit a minimal one. Far more...

Weather Underground: Wunder Blog

HURRICANE IRENE HEADS FOR SEA -- and TD #10 IS GONE **Posted by: SteveGregory, 5:33 PM CDT on August 14, 2005August 14. 2005 - 5:15PM CDT Tropical storm Irene is right about at hurricane intensity, albeit a minimal one. Far more importantly, Irene has'made the turn' -- and is...

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