Tag Archives: Disasters

What Happens When a Drone Hits a Plane?

March 13, 2013   Uncategorized
There's still a mysterious black drone in Brooklyn, and the FBI can't find it. Last week it appeared just 200 feet away from a passenger jet—that's too close. What if it'd hit it? Bad things. Bad, dangerous things. More »


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What Happens When a Drone Hits a Plane?

March 13, 2013   Uncategorized
There's still a mysterious black drone in Brooklyn, and the FBI can't find it. Last week it appeared just 200 feet away from a passenger jet—that's too close. What if it'd hit it? Bad things. Bad, dangerous things. More »


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Watch This $40 Million Gas Platform Sink to the Bottom of the Sea

February 3, 2013   Uncategorized
Installing an off-shore gas platform can be a tricky proposition. Things can go very wrong. That's exactly what happened with this $40 million Iranian platform was being installed in the Persian Gulf. For as terrifying as the footage is, there were no reported casualties; looks like everyone knew how to swim. Still, that's a lot of cash going down the drain, and boy does it ever look like $40 million worth of pure, unadulterated terror. [Reddit] More »


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Holy Crap, This Giant Sinkhole Swallowed an Entire Building

February 1, 2013   Uncategorized
Imagine standing on the road one day and have a sinkhole swallow you whole. Or imagine sitting in your house and having a giant sinkhole vaporized your entire building. That's what happened in China. Two buildings in Guangzhou, China tumbled straight into a giant sinkhole as the ground below them disappeared. Luckily, no one was hurt (though 300 residents had to be evacuated and some of them just lost their home) as construction workers noticed the ground was already seeping in. More »


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Japan Tsunami’s Floating Debris to Keep Hitting the Pacific Coast This Winter

December 26, 2012   Uncategorized
Authorities expect more debris from the March 2011 Japanese Tsunami to wash up on the Pacific Coast this winter. Seasonal changes in ocean currents and North Pacific winds will push the 1.5 million tons of debris still out there towards our shores. More »


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Capping the Deep Water Horizon Well Could Have Caused an Even Bigger Disaster

December 4, 2012   Uncategorized
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that after the Deep Water Horizon disaster, engineers and scientists weren't sure that capping the Macondo well was the best idea. In fact, it could have lead to...
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Oil Rig Explodes off the Coast of Louisiana (Updating)

November 16, 2012   Uncategorized
The Coast Guard reprots t that an oil rig off the coast of Louisiana owned by the Houston-based firm Black Elk Energy caught fire this morning. It has confirmed that two people are dead and two are missing, and will provide further details later ...
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Oil Rig Explodes Off the Coast of Louisiana (Updating)

November 16, 2012   Uncategorized
The Coast Guard reports that an oil rig 17 miles southeast of Grand Isle, Louisiana owned by the Houston-based firm Black Elk Energy caught fire this morning. It has confirmed that two people are dead and two are missing. While it's impossible n...
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Is the Internet Crashing Across America? (Update: Probably Not!)

October 26, 2012   Uncategorized
Don't break out your shotgun, gas mask, and emergency rations, but make sure you know where they are: it looks like an enormous chunk of the Internet in North America is dead. More »
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Is the Internet Crashing Across America?

October 26, 2012   Uncategorized
Don't break out your shotgun, gas mask, and emergency rations, but make sure you know where they are: it looks like an enormous chunk of the Internet in North America is dead. More »
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