Tag Archives: Disaster

Happy Caturday, July 2021 edition: the Miami Condo Story

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Steve

It should be making the rounds today and in light of all the bad news going around with that condo collapsing in the Miami area, it’s great to finally discover one family had a happy ending despite losing their home. … Continue reading →

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1980: Mount St. Helen’s erupts!

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Steve

I don’t remember too much about this the day when it happened. I think more of the news was I paid attention to was the aftermath, namely how all those people died because they chose not to evacuate. The eruption … Continue reading →

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1980: Mount St. Helens

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Steve

I made a slight error in making the volcano my Header. On this day in history is when Helens began to have activity which experts feared would be an eruption. A week later, there were small ones but the big … Continue reading →

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The Wandering Earth or 流浪的地球: 掷骰子

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Steve

While Endgame and Captain Marvel tally up as the biggest globally grossing movies of 2019, this Chinese attempt at mainstream Science Fiction/Disaster Porn is in third place thanks to China buying 99% of the tickets; it’s not market size, it’s the limited … Continue reading →

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1919: The Great Molasses Flood of Boston

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Steve

I first learned about this weird tragedy several years ago from the wonderful ladies on Stuff You Missed in History Class. It boggles the mind how something of this nature could’ve happened too. Most Americans today only think the gooey … Continue reading →

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