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How We Spend Your Money

Sep 12, 2008

So you’ve been thinking about giving to the Disaster Relief Fund in advance of Hurricane Ike.But aside from wanting to know where your money goes, you want to know — […]

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale

Sep 12, 2008

Hopefully you took the time to watch the animation that Robin posted yesterday that illustrates the different hurricane intensities. But for those of you who don’t like what may be […]

Tracking Ike

Sep 12, 2008

Adding to yesterday’s list, here are some more hurricane tracking resources for you: – Weather Undergound’s tropical section. Interactive maps, satellite views, global sea temperatures, etc. They also have a […]

Category 1, 2, 3…What’s the difference?

Sep 11, 2008

Category 1, Category 2, Category 3… so what’s the difference? Watch this. I wish I could show this animation to everyone – especially some media who blow off (no pun […]

VIDEO of Fireman Giving Cat CPR

Sep 11, 2008

Thanks to the anonymous commenter who provided us the actual video of the story I wrote about this morning. Here is firefighter Al Machado reviving the adorable feline:

NDART: Like The Red Cross For Animals

Sep 11, 2008

After my post yesterday about preparing pets for disasters, I got a very nice e-mail from Alexis, who’s currently creating the Baltimore City Animal Response Team. Here’s what she said: […]

Follow-Up: CPR Class For Singles!

Sep 11, 2008

The results are in. It may look like only 50% of you liked the idea of a CPR class for singles, but really, 100% of the actually single people said […]

Firefighter Rescues Cat with CPR

Sep 11, 2008

My sweetie sent me this story this morning. (Everybody on cue now, “awww.”)  NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP/WPRI) – A New Bedford cat is alive thanks to a firefighter who performed […]

Haiti and Cuba: What We’re Doing

Sep 11, 2008

If you’re anything like Blake (and own a television), you’ve surely seen images of devastation in Haiti and Cuba caused by the recent hurricanes. One thing you might be wondering […]

Preparing Your Pet In A Disaster

Sep 10, 2008

By this point, most of you know that my extraordinary blogging prowess isn’t confined to Cross Blog…I also write for Apartment Therapy. This month, AT is focusing on pets — […]