Short & Long Tail

kept by eddie sep 24

Short & Long Tail presents a series of essays that examine everyday topics—cars, hurricane names, maps, water transport, and WWE moves—by tracing their common origins into obscure, fascinating details.

Dirty Ice Could Be Fueling Himalayan Disasters
Soot from vehicles and factories darkens Himalayan glaciers, causing them to absorb extra heat and melt at dangerous, disaster‑amplifying rates.
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Grand Canyon flooding: 1 dead, 15 people may be missing and dozens are evacuated
One person died, about 15 may be missing and dozens evacuated after a flash flood destroyed bridges and knocked out the Grand Canyon's South Rim water pipeline.
also on #weather, #infrastructure