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Screening, discussion of ‘Rise of the Superstorms’
From Newbury Port News NEWBURYPORT – The Storm Surge group is hosting a screening on Monday of the Nova film “Rise of the Superstorms,” which documents the three monster hurricanes of 2017 – Harvey, Irma and Maria. One after another,…
This one picture sums up climate change’s growing role in coastal flooding
BY ANDREW FREEDMAN Boston is bearing the brunt of its second major nor’easter in two months, and it’s a beast of a storm. The city experienced its third-highest storm tide on record on Friday morning at 14.67 feet. On Friday…
Why the bomb cyclone hitting the [US] East Coast is so unusual
By DAVID GOLDMAN/AP From Wired NOW, THE FIRST thing you should know about a bomb cyclone is it’s just a name—and unlike a sharknado, it’s not a literal one. The very real scientific term describes a storm that suddenly intensifies…
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Major Nor’easter could get an assist from 93L
By Bob Henson from Weather Underground Showers and thunderstorms continue to bubble around a large area of disturbed weather in the Western Caribbean. Designated as Invest 93L, the system had a broad center located on Tuesday morning just off the…
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Cape Cod Shipbuilding boat design finalist for British award [1 sailing in Cayman]
By Andrea Ray From Wareham Village Soup Cape Cod Shipbuilding President Mary Goodwin is tickled pink by the company’s latest honor – one of its boats is a finalist for an English award that recognizes traditional craftsmanship. “The award is…
The Editor speaks: Thanksgiving
On Thursday Americans celebrate their Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is actually universal. In fact, Thanksgiving falls under a category of festivals that spans cultures, continents and millennia. In ancient times, the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans feasted and paid tribute to their gods…
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Zika fears are leading some to book away from the Caribbean and Florida
By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ – AP Business Writer From PCH Front Page NEW YORK (AP) — With government officials now warning pregnant women to avoid Miami Beach in addition to Puerto Rico, some sun seekers are desperately scrambling for a Zika-free vacation….
Mt. Gay, the world’s oldest rum distillery leads a rum renaissance
By Joseph V. Micallef From The Huffington Post The Mt. Gay rum distillery is the oldest active rum distillery in the world Rum is inexorably bound up in the history of the Caribbean and North America. From the mid-17th century…
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Travel Tales: The salt pyramids of Bonaire
By Joseph V. Micallef Best Selling Military History and World Affairs Author and Keynote Speaker From Huffington Travel Bonaire is a tiny 112 square mile island in the Leeward Antilles of the central Caribbean. It lies about 60 miles off the coast…
Seahawks lost because of the worst call in Super Bowl history
The Seahawks blew a chance to make Super Bowl history with another improbable comeback because of an inexplicable decision to pass instead of handing the ball to Marshawn Lynch. By Jerry Brewer Seattle Times staff columnist Disappointed Seahawks coach Pete Carroll,…
