+Disasters | August 26, 2011

So You’re About to Get Hit By a Hurricane…

By Bryan Walsh

Hurricane Irene’s cone of uncertainty is getting downright scary. The Category 3 hurricane has already slammed the Bahamas, and the latest forecasts have the storm missing Florida but running into the North Carolina coast on Saturday, before continuing up through Washington, New York and New England. That could mean heavy wind and rain hitting the [...]

+Disasters | June 1, 2011

This Summer’s Hurricane Season Is Looking Nasty. Buckle Up

By Bryan Walsh

Perhaps the biggest wild card in the response to last year’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was the threat of a major hurricane. The Gulf is a locus for major tropical storms (remember a little downpour called Katrina?), and any time a large storm even threatened the area of water near the spill—where [...]