Local ding dong's latest media appearance, but for a good cause
Canadian book industry warns counter-tariffs could do more harm than good
Local bookstores say they are concerned they could be included in the retaliatory tariffs Canada plans to levy on the U.S. As Michelle Gomez reports, some bookstores are saying this could be catastrop...
www.cbc.ca
April 1, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Local ding dong's latest media appearance, but for a good cause
New flood model intercomparison just dropped!
Cat models used in NFIP pricing (KatRisk/Verisk/RMS) are within 4% of claims. KCC is 13x lower than peers. First Street is ~2x! as high across US.
"climate risk products require public validation to be a beneficial service"
Cat models used in NFIP pricing (KatRisk/Verisk/RMS) are within 4% of claims. KCC is 13x lower than peers. First Street is ~2x! as high across US.
"climate risk products require public validation to be a beneficial service"
Validation and Comparison of U.S. Loss Estimates from Catastrophe Flood Models - Journal of Catastrophe Risk and Resilience
Abstract Climate change is increasing the risk of atmospheric perils which is causing broader uptake of catastrophe models. Historically niche products used by finance experts and actuaries, catastrop...
journalofcrr.com
February 20, 2026 at 4:33 PM
New flood model intercomparison just dropped!
Cat models used in NFIP pricing (KatRisk/Verisk/RMS) are within 4% of claims. KCC is 13x lower than peers. First Street is ~2x! as high across US.
"climate risk products require public validation to be a beneficial service"
Cat models used in NFIP pricing (KatRisk/Verisk/RMS) are within 4% of claims. KCC is 13x lower than peers. First Street is ~2x! as high across US.
"climate risk products require public validation to be a beneficial service"
Le cyclone #Chido qui touche Mayotte aujourd'hui appelle à une pleine mobilisation de l'État : les députés LFI-NFP plaident pour l'acheminement d'une aide massive et apportent leur soutien aux milliers de foyers sinistrés.
December 14, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Le cyclone #Chido qui touche Mayotte aujourd'hui appelle à une pleine mobilisation de l'État : les députés LFI-NFP plaident pour l'acheminement d'une aide massive et apportent leur soutien aux milliers de foyers sinistrés.
C’est un puissant relais antivax au parlement européen qui disparaît .
L'eurodéputée écologiste de la Drôme Michèle Rivasi est décédée - France Bleu
La Drômoise et eurodéputée écologiste Michèle Rivasi est décédée ce mercredi 29 novembre. Elle avait 70 ans. Elle est notamment connue pour avoir fondé la CRIIRAD au lendemain de la catastrop...
www.francebleu.fr
November 29, 2023 at 12:41 PM
C’est un puissant relais antivax au parlement européen qui disparaît .
Catastrophic US floods linked to hotter climate – DW – 12/12/2025 www.dw.com/en/catastrop...
Catastrophic US floods linked to hotter climate – DW – 12/12/2025
Rising temperatures and extreme rainfall might not seem connected, but they often are. Here's how.
www.dw.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Catastrophic US floods linked to hotter climate – DW – 12/12/2025 www.dw.com/en/catastrop...
'Catastrophic': Humanitarian emergency unfolding in Lebanon as Israeli airstrikes intensify.
#cdnpoli
www.france24.com/en/catastrop...
#cdnpoli
www.france24.com/en/catastrop...
'Catastrophic': Humanitarian emergency unfolding in Lebanon as Israeli airstrikes intensify
www.france24.com
March 6, 2026 at 2:49 PM
'Catastrophic': Humanitarian emergency unfolding in Lebanon as Israeli airstrikes intensify.
#cdnpoli
www.france24.com/en/catastrop...
#cdnpoli
www.france24.com/en/catastrop...
To expand on this, on thursday I already said that NHC key messages hardly come more strongly worded. Well, they have upped the anti even further. It is important to stress that NHC does not choose their words lightly. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION FOR JAMAICA & SW HAITI!
October 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
To expand on this, on thursday I already said that NHC key messages hardly come more strongly worded. Well, they have upped the anti even further. It is important to stress that NHC does not choose their words lightly. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION FOR JAMAICA & SW HAITI!
Nearly 1,000 jobseekers had their payments cancelled over a 2 year period, even with laws in place to stop it happening. Here's what went wrong, and why the federal watchdog is calling it a "catastrophe".
www.abc.net.au/triplej/prog...
www.abc.net.au/triplej/prog...
Cut off welfare, DEI in Australia + travel insurance miscalculations - triple j
Nearly 1,000 jobseekers had their payments cancelled over a 2 year period, even with laws in place to stop it happening. Here's what went wrong, and why the federal watchdog is calling it a "catastrop...
www.abc.net.au
August 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Nearly 1,000 jobseekers had their payments cancelled over a 2 year period, even with laws in place to stop it happening. Here's what went wrong, and why the federal watchdog is calling it a "catastrophe".
www.abc.net.au/triplej/prog...
www.abc.net.au/triplej/prog...
Karen Middleton nails it on the anniversary of the Dobbs decision. It was an awful decision, but "it was also an opportunity to create something better nationally — and together we can and should make it work. The template is right here in Colorado."
coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/24/f...
coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/24/f...
On the fourth anniversary of Dobbs, stop with the Roe nostalgia | Colorado Newsline
On June 24, 2022, thanks to three Trump appointed Justices, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The effects have been profound and catastrop...
coloradonewsline.com
June 24, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Karen Middleton nails it on the anniversary of the Dobbs decision. It was an awful decision, but "it was also an opportunity to create something better nationally — and together we can and should make it work. The template is right here in Colorado."
coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/24/f...
coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/24/f...
Still the most visited review on my site -- Richard Brautigan's experimental science fiction novel In Watermelon Sugar (1968) sciencefictionruminations.com/2021/09/12/b...
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
Book Review: In Watermelon Sugar, Richard Brautigan (1968)
Edmund Shea’s photograph for the 1969 edition 4.5/5 (Very Good) Desperate for something unlike any other New Wave SF experiment, I came across Richard Brautigan’s surreal post-catastrop…
sciencefictionruminations.com
November 23, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Still the most visited review on my site -- Richard Brautigan's experimental science fiction novel In Watermelon Sugar (1968) sciencefictionruminations.com/2021/09/12/b...
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
www.dw.com/en/catastrop...
#Precipitation
#ExtremePrecipitation
#AtmosphericRivers
#Floods
#Landslides
#ExtremeWeather
#Infrastructure
#HumanDisplacement
#Food
#Attribution
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
#Precipitation
#ExtremePrecipitation
#AtmosphericRivers
#Floods
#Landslides
#ExtremeWeather
#Infrastructure
#HumanDisplacement
#Food
#Attribution
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
Catastrophic US floods linked to hotter climate – DW – 12/12/2025
Rising temperatures and extreme rainfall might not seem connected, but they often are. Here's how.
www.dw.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Commentary: On this anniversary of the catastrophic Dobbs decision, we need to stop with the nostalgia for Roe v. Wade and build something better. Colorado is on that path, and other states should follow our lead.
By @karensmiddleton.bsky.social
By @karensmiddleton.bsky.social
On the fourth anniversary of Dobbs, stop with the Roe nostalgia | Colorado Newsline
On June 24, 2022, thanks to three Trump appointed Justices, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The effects have been profound and catastrop...
coloradonewsline.com
June 24, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Commentary: On this anniversary of the catastrophic Dobbs decision, we need to stop with the nostalgia for Roe v. Wade and build something better. Colorado is on that path, and other states should follow our lead.
By @karensmiddleton.bsky.social
By @karensmiddleton.bsky.social
Urging Vote for Harris, Sanders Warns 'Trump and His Right-Wing Friends Are Worse' on Gaza
"Many of you have differences of opinion with Kamala Harris on Gaza—so do I," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "But we cannot sit this election out. Trump has got to be defeated."
"Many of you have differences of opinion with Kamala Harris on Gaza—so do I," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "But we cannot sit this election out. Trump has got to be defeated."
Urging Vote for Harris, Sanders Warns 'Trump and His Right-Wing Friends Are Worse' on Gaza | Common Dreams
Sen. Bernie Sanders released a video late Monday addressing voters who are wary of supporting Democratic nominee Kamala Harris given her role in an administration that is supporting Israel's catastrop...
www.commondreams.org
October 29, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Urging Vote for Harris, Sanders Warns 'Trump and His Right-Wing Friends Are Worse' on Gaza
"Many of you have differences of opinion with Kamala Harris on Gaza—so do I," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "But we cannot sit this election out. Trump has got to be defeated."
"Many of you have differences of opinion with Kamala Harris on Gaza—so do I," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "But we cannot sit this election out. Trump has got to be defeated."
First story on Triple J's Hack yesterday about the ombudsman's report after nearly 1000 cut off centrelink unlawfully
350k payment suspensions in the last quarter - how many unlawfully?
www.abc.net.au/triplej/prog...
350k payment suspensions in the last quarter - how many unlawfully?
www.abc.net.au/triplej/prog...
Cut off welfare, DEI in Australia + travel insurance miscalculations - triple j
Nearly 1,000 jobseekers had their payments cancelled over a 2 year period, even with laws in place to stop it happening. Here's what went wrong, and why the federal watchdog is calling it a "catastrop...
www.abc.net.au
August 7, 2025 at 6:56 AM
First story on Triple J's Hack yesterday about the ombudsman's report after nearly 1000 cut off centrelink unlawfully
350k payment suspensions in the last quarter - how many unlawfully?
www.abc.net.au/triplej/prog...
350k payment suspensions in the last quarter - how many unlawfully?
www.abc.net.au/triplej/prog...
An illegal War.
Post from Senator Patty Murray - YouTube
Trump forced America into a war the people do NOT support. And now, under his leadership, our troops are paying the price. Trump’s illegal war is a catastrop...
youtube.com
September 10, 2026 at 5:05 AM
An illegal War.
Sail away on a romantic human-and-gnoll ocean adventure.
'Rafts', the Cóyotl Award winning story by @utunu.bsky.social, is back in stock.
www.thebookbadgers.uk/product/raft...
'Rafts', the Cóyotl Award winning story by @utunu.bsky.social, is back in stock.
www.thebookbadgers.uk/product/raft...
Rafts | The Book Badgers
Kunet, a young human pearl diver from a small coastal fishing village, seeks to prove himself. Yet when the gods of sea and sky clash, it wreaks havoc on those caught between. In the wake of catastrop...
www.thebookbadgers.uk
June 28, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Sail away on a romantic human-and-gnoll ocean adventure.
'Rafts', the Cóyotl Award winning story by @utunu.bsky.social, is back in stock.
www.thebookbadgers.uk/product/raft...
'Rafts', the Cóyotl Award winning story by @utunu.bsky.social, is back in stock.
www.thebookbadgers.uk/product/raft...
can't wait!!! 🤣😂😉🚄
Bleecker Street
STOP! THAT! TRAIN! follows best friends Tess (Ginger Minj) and DeeDee (Jujubee), train stewardesses who trade their dreary shifts on the Stank Rail for the glitzy Glamazonian Express. When a catastrop...
bleeckerstreetmedia.com
June 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
can't wait!!! 🤣😂😉🚄
