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Los Alfaques Disaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A tanker truck loaded with 23 tons of highly flammable liquefied propylene experienced a fire and subsequent BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion) while on the N-340 highway directly in front of the Los Alfaques campsite, located between the road and the sea.
disasters 
february 2012 by ignatz
PHMSA - Library - Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)
Guide to hazardous materials and wtf to do about them
disasters  doom  transportation  hazmat 
january 2012 by ignatz
2011 Nightmare:Grounding of M/V Rena - Page 2
disasters  maritime  rena  environment  nautical 
january 2012 by ignatz
Thomas Homer-Dixon
very smart doom scientist
complexity  economics  environment  disasters 
january 2012 by ignatz
How Not To Do It: Ruining Stuff. In the Pipeline:
fine stories in the comment re: what's the most expensive thing you've seen wrecked?
science  failure  disasters 
august 2011 by ignatz
bit-player » Blog Archive » A hole in the bottom of the ocean
A good perspective on the Gulf of Mexico disaster as an industrial accident and the necessity of an independent investigatory body.
oil  disasters  engineering  bp  deepwaterhorizon  politics  failure 
june 2010 by ignatz
My Hazards Awareness Map
Enter your California address to find out what's going to kill you.
california  disasters  mapping  geo  doom  earthquakes 
may 2010 by ignatz
2010 Fault Activity Map of California
new fault map of California hooked into Google maps
california  geology  earthquake  maps  gis  disasters 
april 2010 by ignatz
Live Earthquake Mashup
gis  geo  disasters  mashup  gmaps  earthquakes 
january 2010 by ignatz
Buoy Alarm
Buoy Alarm actively monitors ocean buoys and broadcasts their reports. This is useful for surf forecasting as ocean buoy readings are often the first indicator of an approaching swell.
weather  disasters  geo  gis  mapping  forecasting  googlemaps  gmaps  twitter 
july 2009 by ignatz
Private Crews to Fight 'Dormant Volcano'
Giant deadly sugar fire. Also: 'Mayor Glenn "Pig" Jones expressed renewed hope Tuesday that the outside help will dampen the blaze.'
disasters  food  sugar  fire  industry  death 
february 2008 by ignatz
Naval Safety Center: Photos of the Week
Weekly photo illustrating some poor safety practice. Black humor goldmine.
safety  ha  disasters  photos  engineering  accidents 
january 2008 by ignatz
USGS, California Water Science Center Santiago Creek Webcam
Watch Modjeska Canyon get flooded and debris flow in real time!
environment  nature  webcams  disasterporn  disasters  orangecounty  flood  weather  usgs 
january 2008 by ignatz
Report an earthquake: California home
feel that one? mapping of responses
didyoufeelit  earthquakes  geology  seismology  disasters  california 
july 2007 by ignatz
Aerials of Greensburg Tornado Damage
The aftermath of the Greensburg tornado, 2007
weather  disasters  photography  geo  geography  storms  tornadoes  usa  aerialphotography  kansas 
may 2007 by ignatz
The Cargo Letter Vessel Casualties
It's just just any big web page about sunken ships. It's a really cracked one.
shipping  law  risks  disasters  kooks 
april 2007 by ignatz
the Hindenberg, twittered
from:jm  hindenburg  aiiee  disasters  ha  twitter  nerds  badtaste 
march 2007 by ignatz
Diane Vaughan
Author of "The Challenger Launch Decision""
sociology  disasters  organizations  engineering  writers  challengerexplosion  doom 
august 2006 by ignatz
Using Organizations: The Case of FEMA (understanding Katrina)
Perrow's take on FEMA and Katrina
sociology  engineering  failure  doom  organizations  normalaccidents  perrow  disasters  analysis  politics 
august 2006 by ignatz
Perrow, C.: Normal Accidents: Living with High Risk Technologies.
Complex systems and why they are going to screw us every time.
failure  engineering  complexity  accidents  doom  sociology  organizations  disasters 
august 2006 by ignatz
Vasamuseet - About
Museum of the ship that sank on its first voyage because everyone ran to one side. No, really.
vasa  sweden  history  navalarchitecture  ships  disasters  doh  museums  failure 
july 2006 by ignatz
THE FIFTY-NINE-STORY CRISIS, The New Yorker, 5/29/95, pp 45-53
architecture  risks  doh  newyork  usa  buildings  history  engineering  disasters 
april 2006 by ignatz
macosxhints - 10.4: Recover a dead hard drive using GNU ddrescue
mac  osx  tools  unix  rescue  disasters 
january 2006 by ignatz
macosxhints - Create a customized 10.3 'Rescue CD/DVD'
mac  osx  rescue  disasters  unix  tools  tips  hints 
january 2006 by ignatz
BLDGBLOG: (More) Ancient riverbeds
The Mississippi River goes where she wants; illustrated.
neworleans  mississippi  geography  water  disasters  katrina  rita  floods  rivers 
september 2005 by ignatz

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