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It's hurricane season again and millions of Americans will start worrying every time the weathercaster says, "There's a new disturbance in the tropics." We asked one of the world's most renowned scientists if it's possible to stop a storm.
From a campus rebellion to a devastating hurricane, Dr. Claudia Thomas has witnessed history and bounced back from adversity.
This is my dog Louann. She is in my profile picture too. Louann is a hurricane Katrina rescue. Her mother survived the hurricane and Louann was born in the wild. After a long journey, she's with our family.
I first posted this as a comment under a thought leader question about summer memories, but I decided to put it here because the experience played a large part in shaping who I am. Since I grew up on the Gulf coast, many of my enduring summer memories center around the threat of hurricanes. Hurricane Camille bore down on us in 1969 and we were directly in the path....
The day of the “big” hurricane, the one we had always feared, was upon us. She was ‘a comin!! My in-laws, plus granny, descended on my house like a herd of migrant workers. The next thing I knew, granny was filling every bottle in the house with water; I’m not kidding – we had to clear a path to get from the kitchen to the living room. Next, she scrubbed the tub and filled it, too. Oh,...
Being behind the wheel, whilst careening down the road at 83 miles per hour, allows a lot of...
Talk about Growing Bolder -- It's all about attitude over adversity at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008. See which movies took the top prizes, and how a special group of baby boomers is hoping to make the next big blockbuster.