Natural Disasters

Video: Dog Senses Arcata Earthquake, Skedaddles

Andy Towle January 12, 2010

In many cases of emergency, dogs can sense something is amiss before we do. Here's some interesting video of a newsroom in Northern California … [Read more...] about Video: Dog Senses Arcata Earthquake, Skedaddles

Andy Towle December 17, 2009

Here's a satellite photo a couple days old of Mt. Mayon, the Phillippine volcano which could blow at any time (I posted a few videos yesterday). … [Read more...] about Satellite Photo: Phillippine Volcano Mt. Mayon

Andy Towle December 16, 2009

Officials are preparing for a massive eruption of Mt. Mayon in the Phillippines, about 310 miles south of Manila. More than 30,000 have been … [Read more...] about Watch: Phillippines Volcano Ready to Blow

Andy Towle September 30, 2009

Dozens remain missing following a powerful tsunami caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor struck the South Pacific island of Samoa yesterday. And … [Read more...] about Hundreds Dead in Samoa, Indonesia Following Earthquakes, Tsunami

Andy Towle August 31, 2009

Our thoughts are with those of you in Southern California affected by the fires. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency as … [Read more...] about Southern California in State of Emergency as Fires Rage

Andy Towle August 22, 2009

Florida Governor Charlie Crist half-joked to a group of real estate agents that the state's lack of hurricane activity is because God is listening … [Read more...] about Charlie Crist: Florida Hurricane-Free Since I Sent Prayers to God

Andy Towle April 9, 2009

Kirby Dick's Outrage hopes to shake anti-gay Republican hypocrisy to its core.Father and Son: "My life has been redefined by this statistic, … [Read more...] about News: Humpback Whale, Simpsons, Outrage, Scottish Male Barbie

Andy Towle April 7, 2009

Conservative columnist Cal Thomas: Same-sex marriage battle lost. "To those on the political and religious right who are intent on continuing the … [Read more...] about News: Mount Redoubt, Cal Thomas, McGill, Matt Drudge, Malaysia

Andy Towle April 6, 2009

DEREK & ROMAINE: Stockard Channing presents the Sirius XM radio hosts a Special Recognition award from GLAAD in New York. Their radio … [Read more...] about Towleroad Guide to the Tube #459

Andy Towle March 30, 2009

Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano continues to display elevated activity. After several eruptions on Saturday, Anchorage's airport was closed. It has … [Read more...] about Mount Redoubt Volcano Eruption Inspires Dramatic Lightning Storm