Moisture-laden air come ashore in Pacific NW, hits the Cascades, rises, cools, and drops most of its moisture there as rain/snow. We live in the Cascades rain shadow -- 6 to 8 inches of rain equivalent/year. Check out 1975 typhoon-caused flooding in Henan Province on Wikipedia.
âa cascade of.. heavy rain, high winds and mudslides. Officials said they tried to prepare for the storm but its magnitude was beyond what they could have imagined. âItâs not that we (were) not prepared, but this is going to another level. To say this caught us off-guard would be an understatement.â
Floodwaters pushed by remnants of Hurricane Helene have left North Carolinaâs largest mountain city isolated by damaged roads and a lack of power and cellphone service.
My mom just tested negative for COVID for the first time since September 8, the date of her positive test. She had gotten her vaccine the week before and got Paxlovid after infection. CDC shortened isolation from 10 days to 5 amid industry pressure (airlines and tourism) then dropped altogether.
hurricane/typhoon-caused flooding in inland mountainous areas have been a "thing" for decades. Check out the 1975 floods in Henan province in China.
That's what the ring in Biden's nose is for, so Bibi can lead him around.
the filibuster is maybe the most preposterously stupid feature of the American government, and that is saying A LOT www.nytimes.com/2024/09/27/o...
Supporters of the filibuster argue that without unlimited debate, democracy succumbs to silence. Or something.
"Netanyahu was even ready to announce Hamas has been militarily defeated, meaning there is no need to continue fighting in Gaza. Remember this when the body count continues to rise for no reason." antiimperialistnews.substack.com/p/netanyahu-...
People are dying for the very worst of reasons
this is extraordinary. context: earlier this year, the state departmentâs leadership edited their report to say what we all saw on video every night wasnât happening. that led to senior staffâincluding their subject matter expert on that reportâresigning in protest.
"The USAID officials wrote that because of Israelâs behavior, the U.S. should pause additional arms sales to the country."
Blinken told Congress, âWe do not currently assess that the Israeli government is prohibiting or otherwise restrictingâ aid, even though the U.S. Agency for International Development and others had de...
WAITER: any questions ME: *scanning menu* how is the power WAITER: itâs great ME: okay iâll have the power WAITER: that comes with a side of responsibility, is that okay ME: WAITER: ME: you know what iâll have the chicken
Awww yeah, Malcolm Gladwell has a new book coming out, big news for people with moldy grits for brains.