Tag: Hurricane
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#60: Montego Bay
In late October 2025, a Category 5 hurricane roared into the Caribbean with an intensity that had only been seen in the Atlantic Basin one other time in history. The sustained 185 mph winds of Hurricane Melissa made it the strongest storm on record to ever hit Jamaica. Damage to the island nation was catastrophic: …
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#55: An Absence of Appropriations
The federal government of the United States of America has been closed for 40 days. This ongoing shutdown already set the record as the longest in history, and it is still going. Approximately 670,000 federal employees remain furloughed while another 730,000 continue working without pay. Those of us working in the latter category are known…