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Hawks vs. scolds: How ‘reverse tribalism’ affects climate communication
When connecting extreme weather to climate change, hawks are in a constant battle with scolds who tell them to tone it down. But storms like Sandy provide an opportunity to give the issue lasting cultural resonance.
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NASA warned New York about hurricane danger six years ago
Scientists told us a storm like Sandy would be catastrophic. When will we get better at dealing with long-range risks?
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A boat on the train tracks, and other transportation effects from Sandy
Some pictures of Sandy's impact on the region's transportation, plus resources for finding out when you'll be able to use buses and trains again.
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Romney doesn’t want to talk about preparing for or responding to Sandy
Last year, Mitt Romney said the federal government should get out of the emergency-management business. Now he's not saying anything at all.
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Your car might be made out of recycled beans, pants, and money
Garbage is bad. Oil spills are bad. But when you can use them to make cars, they become kinda useful.
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Oysters could have helped save New York from Sandy
They're basically the coral reefs of the Northeast.
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Superstorm Sandy
Much of New Jersey, New York City and elsewhere definitely got hit very hard by Superstorm Hurricane Sandy yesterday: several feet of sand covering roads close to the ocean in Point Pleasant and probably elsewhere—50 or so homes burned down in Queens—extensive flooding of the lower Manhattan NYC subways—7 million or more customers without power—blizzard […]
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The most stunning images from monster storm Sandy
Well, that was a hell of a storm. Here's what it looked like up close.
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Here is a toilet that’s good at soccer
Never at a loss to create something totally weird, two Japanese companies have built a goalkeeping toilet. And it's supposed to be green somehow.
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The Great Pumpkin chat: Join us for a live discussion on Halloween
Curious about organic jack-o'-lanterns, the canned pumpkin industry, and the role the gourd can play in the good food movement? Check out a replay of our conversation with pumpkin expert Cindy Ott.
