Hurricane Sandy, the massive storm that battered the Northeast yesterday, is estimated to have an estimated cost of about $20 billion worth of damage. Power is out for millions, known deaths are in the double digits (and likely to rise sharply after things calm down), public transportation is disrupted on an unprecedented level, the U.S. […]
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Hurricane Irene Looks Even Scarier When Seen From Space
While the rest of us are busy boarding up windows for Hurricane Irene this weekend, astronaut Ron Garan is busy in space snapping photos like this one. And probably pointing and laughing at us. Taken three days ago from the International Space Station, it shows Irene brooding menacingly over the Caribbean. Must be nice to be […]