Hottest Day Ever!
I’ts official: as of 2:38 this afternoon (though this iPod screenshot was taken about an hour later), today is the hottest day in Seattle history!
Stormpocalypse!
First off, the good news: we’re not being affected by the current weather craziness hitting the northwest. That said, this is nuts! This stormpocalypse hit us in two stages: first the snowpocalypse, and now the floodpocalypse. I’ve been watching #waflood on Twitter, and it’s been fascinating watching all the updates appear.
Emergency Preparedness
It’s a bit late for SNOWPOCALYPSE 2008, but for future reference, a handy guide of what to do…
Fire Tornadoes
While I’ve never been around one (something I’m not at all disappointed about), I’ve certainly heard of tornadoes, waterspouts, and I’ve seen many of their smaller cousin, the dust devil. However, I’d never thought about what the wind patterns around a wildfire might do.
