Zeb Palmer Writes…

Most of you know by now that Hawaii was hit with a series of strong earthquakes this morning. What amazes me is the lack of coverage. I have yet to see a picture of any damage on any news website. And that’s not because there isn’t damage.
This got me thinking… if there were some catastrophic [...]

This is an update and supplement to my previous post on the Bear, Idaho Tornado.
I’ve had several emails with questions and comments about the Bear, Idaho tornado. As such I’ve decided to write a follow up.
Thanks to a comment on my last post, I was informed that the National Weather Service updated the storm report [...]

If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you know I like sources. And moreso, I like hard facts…
A while back I posted a story about Teton Dam and made several comments about American Falls Dam. These comments were based on other websites, the sites did not agree so I had to [...]

June 5th, 2006; the 30 year anniversary of the Teton Dam Break.
UPDATED: This page has been updated to remove some erroneous facts sourced from other webpages. The data I obtained from the Bureau of Reclamation can be found here
The Teton Dam was built on the Teton River upstream from Rexburg, Idaho. at 11:57 am on [...]

I’m headed to florida. Not exactly sure where I’ll be going… let see? the white beaches of Daytona? hmm… the warm waters of panama city? or the lagoons and reefs of key west? maybe the ride parks of orlando? a safari in bush gardens? fishing on that big lake? hmm, [...]