Ice Station Housman

On this episode, we begin a deep-dive on some of the most devastating hurricanes (officially-named storms only) of the last century. From Camille in '69 to Sandy in '12 (that's a weird way to write that), we look at the impacts these storms had on human life, our economy, governance, emergency response, and the culture. This one's less goofy than other one's we've done, but there's some damn-fine analysis and Wikipedia reading going on. Also, Becky explains why these storms behaved the way they did, and since she knows what she's talking about, you'll probably learn a lot! SHOW NOTES! Small topics, News, & Follow-up: Astrological vs Meteorological Seasons Joel thinks Astrological seasons are stupid and we should all just agree to follow Meteorological seasons. Jimmy thinks Joel is anti-galaxy.  Heavy Rain Event in D.C. Region Wednesday - Friday DC Metro area, and parts of the east coast are in a rain deficit over the last couple of months. This event has the potential to make up a lot of that rain sh