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NBC to Broadcast Benefit Concert Telethon for Hurricane Sandy
The historic Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast hard, damaging tons of homes, vehicles, and business along with claiming dozens of lives. The repair efforts to rebuild cities all across the east coast have begun, and with hard work and determination the cities will be back to its shinning state once again.
The NBC network will look to ease the pain momentarily with a benefit concert set to air on...
Delaware Evacuations: Hurricane Sandy Update with Webcams
Hurricane Sandy is expected to hit between Delaware and New York’s Long Island sometime late Monday afternoon into early evening. As of Monday morning outages in Delaware, Maryland, and the District of Columbia were sporadic. The hybrid storm known as “Frankenstorm” is expected to bring some 50-75 mph winds along with 10 inches of rain and even a potential for snowfall of up to...
Hurricane Preparedness has Generators Flying off Shelves with Frankenstorm Approaching
With hurricane Sandy on track to approach the Northeast for early next week, residents are wanting to be sure to have hurricane preparedness under their belts before then.
One thing that is flying off the shelves is generators for home use, as they did during Tropical Storm Irene and the violent storm that swept through on June 30th, 2012. That storm in June 2012 left nearly 3 million people without...
Hurricane Sandy 2012: Path is Still Not Clear (Video)
Which path will Hurricane Sandy take? It’s still unclear and being determined. Each computer model is saying something different, but as next week nears, forecasters will have a better idea. Sandy could stay off the coast, or things could get real bad for the Mid-Atlantic and/or New England region next week.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Sandy emerged off Cuba’s northeast...
Breathing Tree Caught On Video & Shared On YouTube
Nature is a crazy thing and we have all probably seen a moment in our lives that could be a popular video. For one person named Tonie Sledz that moment came on September 8th, 2012 in Fort St. John, British Columbia.
You can see in the video that the breathing tree is moving up and down and literally moving the dirt all around it as the roots lift and sink back down. So what exactly causes a tree to...
Red Bull Stratos Jump Cancelled Due To High Winds
The skydiving stunt that many have been biting their nails to see was cancelled today. The official announcements were actually made from Red Bull that they would be postponing Felix Baumgartner’s massive balloon launch into the atmosphere due to high winds. The winds were even stronger at the 700 foot level.
It was reported from Roswell, New Mexico that the balloon had a maximum wind rate of...
This Year’s Fire Season Should Be a Wake Up Call
CBS News reported on Tuesday that the fires in Eastern Washington, which have been threatening population areas, have begun to quiet down. While this brings a collective sigh of relief to the residents of the state, it should also give us a reason to take stock of our property and life insurance situation, as well as our preparedness in the event of a disaster.
In the midst of a disaster, such as...
Hurricane Isaac Pictures From People In The Storm [pics & video]
As Louisiana tightens down the hatches and tries to wait out the powerful Hurricane strength storm Isaac, people share pictures from all around the web. This time around social media sites like Twitter, Instagram, Twitpic & Facebook are allowing people to share real-time Hurricane Isaac pictures that rival what the typical news can show.
The Hurricane Isaac storm has actually recently been downgraded...
Tropical Storm Isaac Path Expected to Disrupt GOP Convention
Tropical storms have caused major damage around the world in the past decade and has caused many “Tropical Storm Prone” areas to take precautions. It appears that another tropical storm named Isaac, may turn into a hurricane and hit the Tampa, FL area. The storm has already dropped up to 20 inches of rain around Puerto Rico and the Eastern Caribbean Islands prompting Puerto Rico Governor...
Greenland Ice Melt Rate From 40% to 97% in 2012
A worrisome amount of the Greenland ice sheet has melted in a very short period of time. In just four days, surface melting went from 40% to 97%.
Three different satellites revealed melting of snow and ice on Greenland. When images came back from the first satellite, scientists were incredulous. Instruments on two other satellites, however, proved the images to be accurate.
NASA described the melting...