happy mutants Puerto Rico didn't suffer a "natural disaster": it was looted and starved long before the hurricanes Cory Doctorow

facebook Please stop sharing AI-generated "Hurricane Helene" images! Jennifer Sandlin

Science Retro-futuristic blimp provides connectivity from the stratosphere Gail Sherman

Harbinger of doom emerged from the sea off the California coast days before earthquakes Allan Rose Hill

facebook Facebook is paying people to make the AI slop that infests it Rob Beschizza

china New Microsoft report says China campaign accused U.S. of using a military-grade "weather weapon" to deliberately start the Maui wildfires Mark Frauenfelder

maps Map of ships sunk during World War II Rob Beschizza

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Science Cockroach wins battle with hydraulic press Popkin

climate change Scientists release hundreds of thousands of crabs in Florida to protect coral reefs Thom Dunn

Food Collectives and non-profits feed the hungry. Some people want to make it illegal. Elías Villoro

climate change Fox reporter dumbfounded as to why "climate change" is mentioned in Hurricane Ian coverage Carla Sinclair

world music Playing for Change, featuring Daniel Lanois, covers U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" Gareth Branwyn

Science The world's greatest accidental murderer Devin Nealy

animals Can animals reliably warn us of impending disasters? David Pescovitz

Internet Entire country's internet service disrupted by a volcano Thom Dunn

climate change New study shows that 30-50 feral hogs can make climate change even worse Thom Dunn

Boing Boing Gadgets Save nearly $500 on a home battery backup and solar panel generator for power outages Boing Boing's Shop

fukushima Radioactive pig hybrids have taken over a nuclear disaster site in Japan Thom Dunn

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