The 1887 Hurricane Season | Real Science

Despite the lack of satellites in 1887, nineteen tropical cyclones were detected. Undoubtedly a number more were missed.

Four hurricanes hit the US that year, among seventeen which hit between 1886 and 1889. Four years in a row, almost one hurricane hit the US every month during hurricane season. Joe Romm would be absolutely hysterical if that happened now.

It has been almost 800 days since any hurricane struck the US.

UN Chief Urges China to Continue Reducing Pollution

"Seven of the world's 10 most-polluted cities are in China. Your environmental footprint is growing daily," Ban said, adding that fortunately China is beginning to fight the side-effects of prosperity -- climate change and environmental degradation -- besides poverty.

Better Place's electric taxis coming to SF Bay Area, thanks to $7 million grant -- Engadget

San Francisco, San Jose and Palo Alto, California were all too happy to endorse Better Place's electric vehicle infrastructure two years ago, but now the powers that be have invested some cash to get this show on the road. The Bay Area's Metropolitan Transportation Commission has dropped $6.9 million to purchase and build 61 electric taxis and four robotic battery swap stations to put freshly juiced cells in place -- just like Better Place has been doing with Tokyo taxis since April 26th.

Optimistic Pessimist: Fossil hunter Richard Leakey believes the end of the world is near — yet he's hopeful - 2010-Oct-31 - CultureMap Houston

Leakey addressed the catastrophic consequences of human centric short-term thinking. "There's always been a link between climate change and extinction. We are only concerned about the planet because we are on it," he said. "We don't even have a definition of what is 'us.' As Dawkins says we are a product of accident and are not at the apex of anything. We are already in the next great episode of extinction. We lose a species every 20 minutes."