Category Archives: hurricanes
Black Swan: Hurricane Sandy and the Election
Megan and Rob with a black swan A black swan is an event or occurrence that deviates from what is normally expected of a situation, surprises the observer, has a major impact, and is difficult to predict. And Hurricane Sandy … Continue reading
Hurricane Sandy
Frankenstorm, that’s what they’re calling it. On Twitter, someone referred to it as a “Stephen King” kind of storm. Hurricane Sandy is a trickster. As it left the Caribbean and was predicted to make a close swing toward Florida, the … Continue reading
Synchronicity of Isaac, Katrina, and the Repubs
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans. Among Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth most powerful since these things have been recorded, with an estimated pressure of 902. Supposedly, it was a category 3 hurricane when … Continue reading
The Hurricane Mind Challenge
Here is a meteorological challenge for anyone interested. You don’t have to be psychic to participate, but that might help! Every year, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Colorado State University issue hurricane forecasts for the season, which goes … Continue reading
Hurricanes, Quakes, and Indra’s Net
On Tuesday, August 23, a 5.8 earthquake occurred in Mineral, Virginia, at a depth of 3.7 miles, and was felt from Atlanta to Canada. On August 27-28, Hurricane Irene put nine states under emergency status, resulted in the evacuation of … Continue reading
Hurricane Tips- for Friends on the Eastern Seaboard
Be sure you have plenty of bottled water, batteries of various sizes, canned goods, ice, stuff to watch on laptops, board games, whatever makes you happy. The aftermath without power is usually worse than than the cane. Have … Continue reading
Hurricane Irene and the I Ching
As of tonight, Sunday evening, Tropical Storm Irene is expected to become a hurricane by Monday morning. South Florida is not only within the cone of error, but the present track has the storm crossing into South Florida as … Continue reading
Hurricane Alex and the Gulf
So here it is, the first hurricane of the season, Alex, making landfall as a cat 2 storm, spreading tar balls and oil across the gulf. We should be grateful that it isn’t a cat 5 hitting right smack where … Continue reading
Forecast for Hurricane Season 2010
Every spring, two men at Colorado State University make their forecast for the hurricane season, which begins June 1 and ends November 30. This year, William Gray and Philip Klotzbach are calling for 15 named storms of at least tropical … Continue reading
Storm Surge
We’ve talked before about the relationship between creativity and synchronicity. The Edgar Allan Poe story and the Titanic are two of the most astonishing.We’ve experienced our share of these weird synchronicities, where something we’re writing surfaces in real life. … Continue reading