Greetings everybody! Thanks so much for visiting. The Gulf of Mexico came alive this week with Hurricane Francine. We’re at peak season for hurricane potential and the Atlantic has a few areas of concern that bear watching. While preparedness supplies are plentiful and the Atlantic is somewhat quiet (for the moment), now is the time to get prepared for a tropical storm or hurricane. I’ve plenty of hurricane preparedness information for you. Along with the latest US Drought Monitor update there are several good reads, so let’s get started.
- ICYMI: A very informative read on avoiding being fooled by AI generated misinformation and disinformation.
- This is a spectacular animation of Earth’s tectonic plates movement over 1.8 billion years.
- A look back 50 years at a revealing read on plastic’s toxic hazards that is as relevant today as in 1974.
- While some forever chemicals have been banned, we have a long way to go in reducing health hazards to ourselves and future generations.
- Can droughts in California increase the possibility of people contracting valley fever?
- In 2023, an event took place in Greenland that made the earth ring like a bell for several days. What could cause such a strange event?
- Though written before Hurricane Francine made landfall in Louisiana, here’s a look at why this years tropical waves have struggled to maintain or increase intensity in the Atlantic.
- Here’s the latest update on the US Drought Monitor. Drought conditions have worsened across much of the contiguous USA with little relief in sight for the near future. The latest fire weather outlooks can be found at the Storm Prediction Center website where they are updated daily.
HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS
- Here’s a good primer to get you started on preparedness. It’s never too early to prepare for the storm you hope never happens!
- Here’s another comprehensive site that covers a myriad of topics that will be of interest to anyone living in an area prone to hurricanes and tropical cyclones.
- This is another good preparedness link that covers hurricanes, health concerns, and other natural disaster emergencies.
That’s a wrap for this week! Thanks for stopping by! See you next Saturday!
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