Scientists have not yet figured out how to predict earthquakes, as they have not been able to find any differences between minor and major quakes, and the Earth does not have any information about the magnitude of an earthquake before it begins.

San Francisco recorded 34 murders in 2024 while pedestrians made up over half of the 41 traffic-related fatalities, highlighting the need for improved pedestrian safety and infrastructure.

Saturday morning brought the city its first ever tornado warning. Around 5:45 AM, the National Weather Service identified a powerful rotating storm headed straight for San Francisco. With a tornadic signature confirmed via radar, the alert went out at approximately 5:50. Many woke to their screaming phones with no idea

On December 7th, a woman reportedly fell seventeen stories from the roof of the LUMA Hotel. Several people witnessed the incident. They were at work, on commute, eating meals, living ordinarily. Then, out of the hazy blue sky, a stranger’s life came to a sudden end. A Horrific Fall Passers-by

I grew up hearing that sequels often pale in comparison to their predecessors. Exceptions to the rule exist, like Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993). That rare smash-hit success is what sequel-makers aim for, but their attempts typically fall short. Here’s an inexhaustive list of sequels

For three more weeks, I’m staying at an artist’s residency in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It’s beautiful country here, roughly 7,000 feet up on a high desert at the tail end of the Rockies. Faceless and not, most men on the apps say I’m here for the best time of

Everybody knows the Big One is coming. Depending on where it strikes, it’ll be felt from Oregon to Baja California as well as Nevada and Arizona. Thousands may die. Millions will lose homes. The Big One is a California problem, but it won’t send a tsunami crashing around the Pacific

2024’s fire season is already underway.  A wildfire roughly sixty miles east of the city near Tracy, has burned about twenty square miles of grassland. The fire consumed homes and vehicles as it approached Tracy, although no lives have been lost as of Sunday. Ample warning gave residents sufficient time