Staying safe during tornado season means more than just where to hide

Staying safe during tornado season means more than just where to hide

The southern states and east of the Rocky Mountains might be known as “tornado alley,” but a twister can strike nearly anywhere in the U.S. The key to surviving one starts with paying attention, having a plan and don’t stand in its path like Tim Samaras. As director of the scientific field program Tactical Weather Instrumented Sampling in Tornadoes EXperiment, Samaras’s work is featured on the Discovery Channel show “Storm Chasers.” He’s also the only…

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Zombie insurance covers everything but the brains

Zombie insurance covers everything but the brains

In a world that’s mad about zombies it was inevitable that someone would offer insurance against these marauding masses. After all, zombies have been in books, movies and in the TV series “The Walking Dead,” so why not the insurance market? Even the fiercest and most prepared anti-zombie crusader might need a little help after fighting off an attack, such as disposing of the bodies and restocking the supplies of ammo. Penelope Luedtke, founder and…

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