That poor woman. I can’t imagine the pain she’s in.
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Bad. But it could have been much worse.
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I interviewed there! I also turned down the offer.
ETA: Because they are gross. The offer was good
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There are more images from Tonga showing the volcano eruption and aftermath in this video: 
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She’s really suffered too much. I feel so bad for her.
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Tsunami warnings on my teevee for Hawaii and the entire west coast from Mexico to Alaska.
I may have underestimated this. Hope not.
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Apparently Santa Cruz is flooding a bit, but it’s not as bad as it could have been.
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You should read her book. The strength of that woman astounds me. After all she’s been through, she’s still here.
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At least I’m about 10 miles inland, and up on a hill.
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Fuck cancer.
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Elections fucking matter…
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That’s a somewhat roundabout way to say “steam explosion”…
And going by what the plume and the shock wave looks like in the satellite images I wouldn’t be surprised if this one was in the megaton range.
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I wouldn’t be surprised if this one was in the megaton range.
Easily. Friends in Auckland 
heard the earth-shattering kabooms.
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"One possibility when it comes to the trends from 1850 to 1980 is that the rapid developments in science and technology and their socio-economic benefits drove a rise in status of the scientific approach, which gradually permeated culture, society, and its institutions ranging from the education to politics …
… The authors did find that the shift from rationality to sentiment in book language accelerated around 2007 with the rise of social media …
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