Category Archives: Hurricane Sandy

A Spooktacular Frankenstorm – Hurricane Sandy shouts in the face of climate silence

Not one week after I posted about the peculiar phenomenon of climate silence during this year’s presidential debates, Hurricane Sandy ripped through the northeastern seaboard and left devastation in her path.  Yesterday morning, people across the affected regions woke up … Continue reading Continue reading

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THINGS: Hurricane Sandy Is (kind of) Like a Werewolf

Happy Halloween, everyone! In honor of this spooky holiday, it seems only appropriate to devote this week’s post to the most frightening topic of the day.Hurricane Sandy, with her 85 mph winds and 450-mile reach, is certainly a monster. No … Continue reading

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THINGS: Hurricane Sandy Is (kind of) Like a Werewolf

Happy Halloween, everyone! In honor of this spooky holiday, it seems only appropriate to devote this week’s post to the most frightening topic of the day.Hurricane Sandy, with her 85 mph winds and 450-mile reach, is certainly a monster. No … Continue reading

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Hurricane Stories (Mine and Yours and Ours)

September of my junior of high school—back in 2008—a Category 4 Hurricane, Ike, hammered the Gulf Coast. In Houston, oaks and pines cracked at their spines, falling on houses, cars, and power lines. Gray water rose high in the streets-turned-canals. Power lines hung limp, like forgotten party streamers, from their crooked poles. The whole city […] Continue reading

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