Monthly Archives: November 2012

Andrew Freedman has an interesting post on this subject on his blog at Climate Central. He tees up the subject this way: “As President Obama approaches the start of his second term, the country faces a growing list of climate … Continue reading →

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; His love endures forever. – Psalm 107:1 NIV Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. – 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV Every year about … Continue reading →

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy (and even before), we’ve been posting about the need for an entity similar to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) that would identify the root causes for natural disasters. Such an agency could develop … Continue reading →

“Life does more than adapt to the Earth. It changes the Earth to its own purposes.” – James Lovelock “Reasonable men adapt to the world around them; unreasonable men make the world adapt to them. The world is changed by … Continue reading →

Bill Keller, a former executive editor of The New York Times, has an op-ed column in this morning’s edition with the wonderful title A New Manhattan Project. Its topic? Practical ways and means of protecting New York City and its … Continue reading →

“Any landing you walk away from is a good one.” – pilots’ adage. In the aftermath of the November 6th elections, Republicans are asking themselves what went wrong. Democrats don’t seem to be going through such an evaluation…at least not … Continue reading →

“Hard” is a four-letter word. We don’t like “hard,” whether it applies to recovery from Hurricane Sandy, or the political challenge now facing our polarized nation. Let’s dig a little deeper… Hazards researchers like to talk about four stages of … Continue reading →

Maybe it should be “both-and.” With all the damage from Hurricane Sandy on our minds this week, my thoughts have turned this morning to property insurance in general, and to Nationwide in particular, for two reasons. First, we’re already seeing … Continue reading →