Monthly Archives: February 2010

Hawaii lucked out

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Hawaii was lucky. As this awesome NOAA map shows, the main thrust of the energy in yesterday’s tsunami went almost “due” WNW from the epicenter of the Chile earthquake, at an angle of approximately 294 degrees, rather than 302 degrees — i.e., roughly halfway between WNW and NW — which would have taken it straight toward the islands. This helps… Read more »

Go Yanks! Beat the Canucks!

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For anyone who is watching the U.S.-Canada gold-medal hockey game, and wants to say something about aboot it, here’s an open thread for you. I’m not “liveblogging,” per se, though I may post an update or two, if I feel so inspired. GO AMURRRICA!!! BEAT CANADIA!!! UPDATE, 1:40 PM MDT: 1-0 Canada on a goal by Toews, 7:10 left in… Read more »