Tag: accident

Kilauea eruption, junk news effects, human quantum tests: this week in science

05.11.18.

The Big Island is getting bigger by the moment… Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been erupting nearly continuously since 1983. But what’s happening on the Big Island now is unprecedented. As I write, 15 fissures have opened up in a community near the volcano, spewing lava over more than 116 acres. Thirty six structures have been…
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Near miss of airline collision highlights aviation industry safety issues.

05.03.18.

It was the worst aviation disaster that very nearly happened. An Air Canada Airbus A320 on approach to San Francisco International Airport in July of last year lined up to land on a taxiway where four airliners were waiting in line for departure. Pilots on those planes, an air traffic controller and the crew aboard…
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Aviation and the “Tombstone Mentality” – How Southwest 1380 Could Have Been Avoided

04.19.18.

The uncontained engine failure of Southwest flight 1380 reminds us once again that commercial aviation is a business that does not always put safety first – and regulators seem reluctant to change that. Jennifer Riordan’s death could have been avoided if only the FAA did not have a “Tombstone Mentality.” My guest on this special…
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Pilot Episode: The Worst Airline Accident That Nearly Happened

08.07.17.

In July of 2017, an Air Canada passenger jet loaded with 135 passengers and 5 crewmembers nearly landed on a taxiway at San Francisco International Airport, where four jets were waiting to take off. At the last moment, the pilot aborted the landing, averting what could have been the worst aviation accident in history. How…
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Soviet Officials Were Complicit In Creating World’s Worst Nuclear Fallout Zone

03.21.17.

A newly-uncovered report shows Moscow knew of the health effects of nuclear tests–and did nothing.
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From Sully – to Sullied

01.01.17.

Archive post, “Flying Cheap” preview
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