How Not To Do It: Ruining Stuff. In the Pipeline:
august 2011 by maciej
What the chemist got fired for was the ~$650,000 worth of gold that literally went down the drain
disaster
ha
chem
thread
august 2011 by maciej
HurriQuake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
may 2008 by maciej
special nail redesign to make structures more resistant to earthquakes and hurricanes
engineering
construction
disaster
earthquake
may 2008 by maciej
![Map of california fires [jpg]](http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/fireplots/cgb2007296_1500.jpg){kind=link}
Tsunami hazard in Seattle
january 2007 by maciej
given a quake on the seattle fault, people have two minutes to reach higher ground. Another fun thing to worry about in america's most doomed city
risk
disaster
seattle
tsunami
earthquake
geo
january 2007 by maciej
Golden Gate Bridge seismic retrofit
january 2007 by maciej
an overview with photos of the very challenging work of strengthening the golden gate bridge and approach ramps to withstand up to an 8.3 magnitude earthquake
risk
disaster
bridge
earthquake
sf
architecture
civil
engineering
shooka
golden
gate
january 2007 by maciej
The desertification of China
october 2006 by maciej
'The desertification rehabilitation program thus far has consisted largely of fencing in the nearby sand and erecting signs proclaiming: "Controlling the Desert, State Focus Point."'
environment
eco
china
desert
policy
politics
disaster
october 2006 by maciej
Braniff Airlines Flight 250 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
october 2006 by maciej
example of an airliner brought down by extreme turbulence
aviation
disaster
turbulence
october 2006 by maciej
Albert Guay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
october 2006 by maciej
1950's plane bombing in Quebec, by a man eager to kill off his wife and get insurance money. Three people hanged(!) as a consequence
bomb
aviation
disaster
quebec
canada
crime
october 2006 by maciej
Летчик-стажер погибшего “Ту-154”: “Не убивайте! Не убивайте!”
october 2006 by maciej
analysis of the recent russian airliner crash. Crew tried to hop over a thunderstorm to save fuel
aviation
disaster
risk
russian
ru
october 2006 by maciej
English Russia » Troitsky Church in St.Petersburg is on fire
august 2006 by maciej
oh shit, heartbreaking photos
russia
architecture
disaster
august 2006 by maciej
DreamHost Blog » Anatomy of a(n ongoing) Disaster..
august 2006 by maciej
interesting post-mortem on a very bad week at an ISP
software
networking
isp
internet
disaster
ha
bidness
august 2006 by maciej
AeroNews - Design-Induced Errors in Flight Controls
may 2006 by maciej
"In this situation, the vestibular sensations can be so compelling that the pilot will reverse his visual attitude reference for the brief remainder of his life."
design
risk
aviation
disaster
perception
may 2006 by maciej
Transcript of United 811, depressurized 747 emergency landing
april 2006 by maciej
harrowing, interesting reading. Nine died, safe landing
aviation
disaster
transcript
april 2006 by maciej
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program » 1906 Ground Motion Simulations
april 2006 by maciej
very cool simulations of the 1906 SF quake
san_francisco
earthquake
disaster
sim
visualization
cool
april 2006 by maciej
ASN Accident description 05 MAR 1966 Boeing 707-436 G-APFE
december 2005 by maciej
airliner destroyed by clear-air turbulence. Whee.
turbluence
fear
augh
aviation
disaster
december 2005 by maciej
List of historic earthquakes near NYC
september 2005 by maciej
some 5+ magnitude events in the late 18th century
nyc
earthquake
disaster
geo
reference
september 2005 by maciej
NYC Hurricane Evacuation Application - Find Your Location
september 2005 by maciej
enter your address and this handy utility will tell you whether or not to panic (with map)
nyc
geo
hurricane
cool
gis
disaster
metro
september 2005 by maciej
Mark Ketchum's Bridge Collapse Page
september 2005 by maciej
nice bits of bridge collapse porn
engineering
physics
disaster
september 2005 by maciej
FEMA Photo Library
september 2005 by maciej
pick a disaster and get your fill of pics
images
photos
disaster
us
september 2005 by maciej
Natural Hazards Observer - Colorado Drought Scenario
september 2005 by maciej
examines consequences of a ten-year drought in the West
drought
climate
eco
disaster
risk
scenario
september 2005 by maciej
Natural Hazards Observer - What if Ivan had hit New Orleans
september 2005 by maciej
very accurate assessment of the effects of a hurricane strike. Includes demographics and survey data on those who do not or cannot evacuate
weather
disaster
hurricane
new_orleans
risk
reference
september 2005 by maciej
Louisiana's Wetlands @ National Geographic Magazine
september 2005 by maciej
prescient national geographic disaster about the disaster facing Nola. Also a good section on the oil industry and wetlands loss
petro
new_orleans
hurricane
disaster
eco
wetlands
climate
september 2005 by maciej
I will give you free shelter in New York and pay for you to get here - m4w
august 2005 by maciej
heartwarming offer from new yorker to open his home to attractive single females from new orleans
craigs_list
ha
disaster
hurricane
new_orleans
august 2005 by maciej
Are Dead Bodies Dangerous? David Plotz
august 2005 by maciej
disease risk from decomposing corpses is actually negligible. Someone should tell New Orleans' mayor
disaster
med
risk
august 2005 by maciej
Amazing pictures of the aftermath of the 9.2 Alaskan earthquake in 1964
august 2005 by maciej
Biggest US earthquake ever recorded
earthquake
disaster
alaska
img
august 2005 by maciej
Hidden Earthquake Hazards in the Mississippi Valley
august 2005 by maciej
discusses the geology and earthquake history of the New Madrid Seismic Zone
disaster
earthquake
hazard
geo
us
august 2005 by maciej
Google answers thread on consequences of a major NYC hurricane
august 2005 by maciej
lots of handy links to historical storm track data
nyc
disaster
hurricane
reference
august 2005 by maciej
Nature's Revenge: Louisiana's Vanishing Wetlands - Hurricane Risk to New Orleans
august 2005 by maciej
old public radio special on how doomed New Orleans would be by a category 5 hurricane
hurricane
disaster
weather
new_orleans
august 2005 by maciej
Hurricane From Hell
august 2005 by maciej
hypercane - hypothetical hurricane with wind speeds approaching the speed of sound that might form over the hot water left by an asteroid impact
disaster
weather
physics
cool
august 2005 by maciej
Elevation map of new orleans and vicinity
august 2005 by maciej
storm's a-comin
new_orleans
geo
map
disaster
august 2005 by maciej
white paper on impact hazard [ird]
august 2005 by maciej
2001 Johns Hopkins paper on asteroid/comet impact hazards, mitigation, and policy
disaster
space
astro
risk
august 2005 by maciej
BrianPrediction.com | The Danger Zone | Live Data Chart of Major Events to Come
august 2005 by maciej
if the 9.5 earthquake tomorrow doesn't get you, by God the asteroid in 2009 will
psychic
obsess
dream
disaster
august 2005 by maciej
Evolutionary Accident Probably Caused The Worst Snowball Earth Episode
august 2005 by maciej
speculation that the evolution of oxygen-producing cyanobacteria sparked one hell of a glaciation 2.8 billion years ago
climate
physics
disaster
evolution
weather
august 2005 by maciej
Rocket Explosions
july 2005 by maciej
fun firsthand accounts and photos of two unmanned rocket explosions
disaster
space
july 2005 by maciej
Unpowered Jet Airliner Landings
july 2005 by maciej
compilation of no-power landings of commercial aircraft. The New Orleans hailstorm looks particularly harrowing
aviation
disaster
july 2005 by maciej
Collection of tsunami simulation movies, including historical tsunami and asteroid impacts
june 2005 by maciej
long list of downloadable movies
movie
disaster
earthquake
ocean
hazard
sim
june 2005 by maciej
The Snowball Earth
april 2005 by maciej
theory of radical oscillations in climate between frozen-over and sweatbox earth
climate
geo
disaster
april 2005 by maciej
Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam - Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
march 2005 by maciej
live feed of america's favorite volcano
img
geology
disaster
march 2005 by maciej
The oops list - amazing aviation accident photos
march 2005 by maciej
Directory of aviation accident images, ranging from funny to stunning
img
cool
aviation
disaster
ha
march 2005 by maciej
RHIC Speculative Disaster Scenarios
february 2005 by maciej
Report on the (un)likelihood of producing strange matter at brookhaven; fascinating discussion of what a strangelet would do if created
physics
disaster
february 2005 by maciej
NXSYS Subway Simulator
january 2005 by maciej
Signaling simulator for windows by NY subway obsessive. See why the C train is doomed.
nyc
disaster
tech
cool
obsess
january 2005 by maciej
mega-tsunami paper citation
december 2004 by maciej
Analysis of the likelihood of a NYC-obliterating megatsunami
disaster
science
december 2004 by maciej
April 3, 1974 - The Tornado Super Outbreak
october 2004 by maciej
hundreds of tornados hit on one day, 300+ dead
disaster
weather
october 2004 by maciej
I. Combined Electrogravitational Dynamics
october 2004 by maciej
wikipedia definition of tornado alludes to some mysterious electric phenomena - one of many crank sites on this topic
crank
disaster
weather
october 2004 by maciej
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