http://www.universalhub.com/taxonomy/term/538/0 en-US http://www.universalhub.com/node/1970 <p>Paul watches slackjawed as CNN has somebody try to stand in a wind tunnel at 111 m.p.h. as part of its <a href="http://www.hbeeinc.com/blog/index.php?blog=2&amp;c=1&amp;page=1&amp;more=1&amp;title=in_which_cnn_treads_floodwater&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1&amp;disp=single">live, continuing coverage of Tropical Storm Rita</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>... For some unknown reason the cable news networks adopted a policy that once NOAA indentifies a hurricane they will devote every single broadcast minute tracking it until it makes landfall. Unless something <em>really</em> important happens like a plane landing safely at an airport. ...</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.universalhub.com/node/1970" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.universalhub.com/node/1970#comments Media Katrina Rita Sun, 25 Sep 2005 13:34:08 +0000 adamg 1970 at http://www.universalhub.com http://www.universalhub.com/node/1949 <p>Earlier, I expressed <a href="http://www.universalhub.com/node/1742">some optimism</a> that were Boston to be faced with a Katrina- or Rita-like impending disaster, we could evacuate the city. After all, City Hall has A Plan (<a href="http://www.universalhub.com/node/1875">charmingly dubbed Exodus</a>), and never mind that the state officials who would have to re-configure state highways to get us all out <a href="http://cbs4boston.com/local/local_story_262200538.html">haven't even read it</a>.</p> <p>Recent events, however, make one wonder.</p> <p><a href="http://www.universalhub.com/node/1949" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.universalhub.com/node/1949#comments Driving Weather Katrina Rita Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:02:42 +0000 adamg 1949 at http://www.universalhub.com