Hacker News with Generative AI: Disaster

'Passive house' survives fire in California (yahoo.com)
The California wildfires are still ravaging the Los Angeles area a week after they started. The stories of residents who live in the area and have lost everything are heartbreaking.

California Wildfires, Housing, Architecture, Climate Change, Disaster

33 points by tehnub 2 days ago | 61 comments

Global Catastrophe Looms as Key Ocean Current Nears Collapse, Experts Warn (gizmodo.com)
The collapse of one of the world’s most important ocean currents, a disaster that would wreak havoc on Earth’s ecosystems, is generally considered unlikely. But in a newly issued open letter, leading climate scientists warn that the threat has been underestimated and call for immediate action.

Climate Change, Oceanography, Environmental Science, Global Warming, Disaster

8 points by rntn 86 days ago | 4 comments

Lusitania Sinks in Real Time – 18 Minutes of Terror (Scored) [video] (youtube.com)

History, Video, Disaster

9 points by vinnyglennon 96 days ago | 0 comments

Wreckage of Titan Submersible Reveal How It Imploded [video] (youtube.com)

Submersibles, Accidents, Ocean Exploration, Disaster

16 points by tafath 119 days ago | 5 comments

Bay Watch: Northern California is an energy catastrophe waiting to happen (doomberg.com)

Energy, California, Climate Change, Environment, Disaster

8 points by simonebrunozzi 141 days ago | 13 comments

Ancient calendar, recently discovered, may document a long-ago disaster (nytimes.com)