Hurricane Milton as it exhibited a distinct pinhole eye on the afternoon of October 7, 2024
Hurricanes have been putting a hurting of the southeast of the United States. From Helene to Milton, there's been a lot of terrifying tragedy, and there's still a month and half left in the season! So now might be a good time to rethink what to put in your bug out bag!
Photo by manuel m. v. on Flickr
nouvelle-personne has an extremely helpful and in-depth answer to the question of how to talk with kids about the end-of-life stage of an elder loved one.
renovations by in pastel (cc by)
In Ask Metafilter: DIY home reno project got you a li'l confused? dg takes a deep dive on the proper steps, in the proper order, with the proper prep to successfully un-yuck your habitat.
nssl0062 by NOAA Photo Library (cc by)
My city got hit by multiple serious tornadoes last night and I realized just how unprepared I was: Aranquis asks about disaster preparedness.
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