Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Civil (-servant) disobedience, circa 2013
“If a plant cannot live according to its nature, it dies; and so a man.”― Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
You’re essential.
“Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Earth (still) has a fever.
The latest IPCC report (more precisely, the policymaker summary) was released on Friday, and since then has been sharing the...
AMS Glossary Goes Mobile
The AMS Glossary of Meteorology continues to evolve over time. Originally published in book form in 1959, with a second...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Disaster resilience? What a difference ±3% can make.
LOTRW’s September 20 post suggested that if “governments are instituted among men” to secure rights to life, liberty, and the...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
How cookie dough helped save lives in a Colorado town
Another guest post from George Leopold: Here’s a striking example of the return on investment when resilient communities prepare for...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
75 years ago today: The New England hurricane of 1938 makes landfall.
The storm established many records and near-superlatives. It was arguably the greatest natural disaster ever to hit New England, killing...
New AMS Book Remembers the Great New England Hurricane
It has been known by many names: the Yankee Clipper, the Great New England Hurricane, the Long Island Express ....
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Unalienable human rights… for people living on an angry planet
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
On the front lines… of Colorado’s Front Range
“Don’t build a town on the mountainside unless you like high stakes…” The above line is part of the refrain...
