Man-made

The Great Fire of 1871

14 January 2011

On 8 Oct 1871 there were a series of fires in the Midwest US. This included the Chicago Fire, the Peshtigo Fire, the Michigan Fire and the Port Huron Fire, and large tracts of forest in Michigan and Wisconsin.
We only hear about the Chicago Fire and how it was started by a cow. However they [...]

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Famine is saddling up and going to Venezuela.

23 December 2010

Late Sunday night, we began to see sketchy reports from individuals that  farmers in the region of Sur del Lago, Venezuela were being attacked by Venezuelan as well  as foreign military, all directed by Hugo Chavez.
via Hugo Chavez Militarily Confiscating Farms of Venezuelan Patriots? Using Foreign Forces?.
There hasn’t been a tyranny in the past century [...]

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My Way News – NKorea threatens SKorea with nuclear war

14 December 2010

North Korea warned Monday that U.S.-South Korean cooperation could bring a nuclear war to the region, as the South began artillery drills amid lingering tension nearly three weeks after the North’s deadly shelling of a South Korean island.
via My Way News – NKorea threatens SKorea with nuclear war.
This could be a problem. North Korea is [...]

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Mystery Missile Launch Seen off Calif. Coast – CBS News

9 November 2010

A mysterious missile launch off the southern California coast was caught by CBS affiliate KCBS’s cameras Monday night, and officials are staying tight-lipped over the nature of the projectile.
via Mystery Missile Launch Seen off Calif. Coast – CBS News.
Well, that is comforting.

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No Pressure and Voting

5 October 2010

Generally I would like to keep the politics to a minimum but this is one groups dream scenario.
Forget Mutant Zombie Bikers and the Golden Horde, this is the a far more terrifying and far more likely.
WARNING: This is VERY DISTURBING. More after the cut.

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What an Economic Worst-Case Scenario Looks Like

26 August 2010

Here is one take on the Economic Meltdown worst-case scenario.
No, there will be no double dip. It will be a lot worse. The world economy will soon go into an accelerated and precipitous decline which will make the 2007 to early 2009 downturn seem like a walk in the park. The world financial system has [...]

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BBC News – Six steps to survival for Chile miners

24 August 2010

The first supplies have reached the 33 miners trapped 2,300ft (700m) underground in a collapsed mine in Chile. With an estimated four months before they are rescued, what are the key challenges they face?
via BBC News – Six steps to survival for Chile miners.
While it is not likely that any of us are going to [...]

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This It How It Feels to Be Under a Nuclear Attack

6 August 2010

On August 6, 1945, the B-29 bomber Enola Gay took off from the North Field airbase on Tinian, in the West Pacific. At 8:15, 509th Composite Group commander Colonel Paul Tibbets arrived to the destination: Hiroshima. 30 minutes before that, 2nd Lieutenant Morri Jeppson had removed all safety devices from “Little Boy”, an atomic bomb [...]

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9NEWS.com | Denver | Colorado’s Online News Leader | 77 years after one of the worst floods in Colo. history

4 August 2010

9NEWS.com | Denver | Colorado’s Online News Leader | 77 years after one of the worst floods in Colo. history.
There are a lot more people out here now and flooding is still an issue. Mostly flash flooding from storms, there are flash flood watches in the mountains right now.
A place for more information on flooding [...]

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Remembering D-Day, 66 years ago – The Big Picture – Boston.com

8 June 2010

Remembering D-Day, 66 years ago – The Big Picture – Boston.com

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