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Most Powerful Atlantic Storm, Dream Ends
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
A Mighty Wind: Hurricane Irma is now a Category 5, the most powerful Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, and it’s on a path to rip through the Caribbean islands including Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Cuba before possibly hitting …
“Begging for War,” The Swamp Re-convenes
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Winds of War: Kim Jong-un “is begging for war,” UN Ambassador Nikki Haley said yesterday during an emergency meeting of the Security Council. “We have kicked the can down the road long enough,” Haley told the Council. “There is no …
Mutual Threats, End of the Dream
Monday, September 4, 2017
Nuclear Tweetsmanship: North Korea exploded a nuclear bomb and President Trump fired off tweets. “Their words and actions continue to be very hostile and dangerous to the United States,” Trump wrote. He said, “The United States is considering, in addition …
The North Tests a Bomb, Drugged Out
Sunday, September 3, 2017
The Nuclear Hermit: North Korea appears to have conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear bomb test, which is sure to escalate tensions with that isolated country. The North Koreans claim they detonated a hydrogen bomb that could be mounted …
Waterlogged Texas, Short Honeymoon
Saturday, September 2, 2017
Aftermath: Parts of Beaumont, Texas remain cut off and flooded as the effects of Harvey begin to recede. The flood is expected to crest today. In the Houston area, homeowners are returning to a soggy, uninsured mess. There are fish …
Flood of Numbers, Caught on Camera
Friday, September 1, 2017
A Flood of Numbers: As the floods begin to drain away, emergency authorities say that about 100,000 homes in Texas and Louisiana have been heavily damaged or destroyed. Only about 15 percent of people have flood insurance, leaving the rest …
Chemical Explosion, Harvey Rains On
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Collateral Damage: Two explosions have been reported at the Arkema chemical plant 30 miles northeast of Houston. The company had warned that floodwaters created the danger and Harris county had ordered the evacuation of a 1.5-mile radius around the plant. …
Second Landfall, Pyongyang Provocation
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
The Storm that Won’t Go Away: Tropical storm Harvey made a second landfall overnight in southwest Louisiana while Houston area homes and streets remain under water and shelters are overflowing with people. Louisiana could get 8 to 12 inches of …
Floods Still Rising, Make Our Boy President
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Biblical: The storm that brought catastrophic flooding to Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast still threatens to dump as much as 20 more inches of rain on areas where roads are already under several feet of water and homes are …
Catastrophic Flooding, Alpine Disasters
Monday, August 28, 2017
Harvey: Flooding in the Houston area and the Texas Gulf Coast is now described as “catastrophic” with more rain continuing this week, a storm total of as much as 50 inches forecast in some areas. City streets have become deep …
