ETIS International

04/24/2026

Southeast Georgia and Florida areas undergoing some intensified drama from wildfires. What's learned is that debris from previous weather disasters are contributing to fueling wildfires. Solutions already foreseeable. April has not closed out yet, and destructive wildfires have already swept certain areas. That may forewarn there is more to come in the upcoming months. There are a number of videos emerging, going with this one and moving on to next steps:

Fallen trees and limbs scattered across Georgia by Hurricane Helene more than a year ago are now helping fuel destructive wildfires in the state.

03/21/2026

https://weather.com/news/news/2026-03-20-evacuations-ordered-hawaii-wahiawa-dam-fail-oahu

Again, a catastrophe or potential to be a catastrophe.
There is no want if a repeat like the wildfire in Hawaii August 2023.
Emergency, rescue efforts, etc

This is the worst flooding Oahu has seen in over two decades. Damage already tops $1 billion, and several additional inches of rain are expected in the coming days.

03/12/2026

Spike in high temperatures in DC/Baltimore area yesterday- today, right now 1:45pm EST snow is rapidly adding up, making for dangerous driving conditions.

Updated 7:05pm EST; situation may have placed matters in a bubble, streets were dangerous at about 2pm to 3pm, but warmer temperatures came back around and melted much of the hazards, maybe before close of normal business hours. Different areas may have or had different conditions.

03/02/2026

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/02/amazon-drone-delivery-markham-matteson/
Game changer

People living within an 8-mile radius of the Amazon centers in Matteson, Markham will be able to select Prime Air drone delivery.

02/18/2026

Solutions to brownouts are...?
https://apnews.com/article/colorado-crash-pileup-blowing-dust-dirt-385bd14a4267365bea8d0d2995d7878d
There are 2 current main definitions of brownouts; one is the sort referenced in this article, where brown dirt and debris from roads is kicked up from tires rolling on the roads etc, sort of like a dust storm, significantly reducing visibility; of course the exact color doesn't necessarily have to be brown.
Second kind of brownout, in comparison to a blackout, a smaller scale reduction but not quite blackout, can be a temporary or partial reduction in voltage, like 20% below normal, in the supply of electricity; could be done to prevent a total blackout.
As far as road brownouts, to prevent this sort of incident, are certain kinds of road work, illuminating devices like road markers on roads where this might happen, traffic signs for slowing down, increase following distance, use lights, use horns intermittently; if all else call the hazard in to authorities so they can send traffic control and other measures to the scene.

12/14/2025

The amount of snow accumulated overnight at least in Baltimore, MD appears to be more than a lot of media outlets expected. A combination of warmth and cold over the next few days, may call for as soon as snow can be removed from roads, walkways, windshields, remove while it's still soft. Of course safety a priority. Reports say both metro areas slash corridor, DC and Baltimore were expecting or did get snow.

12/06/2025

https://emlakkulisi.com/deprem-konusmayi-birakalim-diyen-prof-dr-naci-gorur-acikladi-deprem-direncli-kentler-nasil-insa-ediliri-konusalim/824121

In Turkish, translated to English, (you might have to hit the translate button),

"..."Let's stop talking about earthquakes," Prof. Dr. Naci Görür explained: Let's talk about how to build earthquake-resistant cities!"

I feel that everyone around the world could benefit from this concept, of course as evident, some have been facilitating for a while. In the same way that fire resistant and water proof materials have been implemented over the centuries, it's past the time for the earthquake measure steps.

When a devastating earthquake occurs or any sort of natural disaster, no matter where it occurs, it can have devastating emotional repercussions globally, plus the cost of repair, -people from outside their borders have to pitch in, that's the test of allegiance and all that other stuff, comes up; but if survival and resilience upon a natural event was more of a commonality, impromptu tests that involve an array of activities from fund-raising, to rescue missions, to sending ships with aid, in the computer age when other folks might not be able to handle it because they have their own affairs to (handle), the whole set of dynamics in the interplay might be different, so too for each's own local emergency efforts.
In sum, post disaster comebacks can be less of a strain.

Afterwords:
Please don't worry too much about the '404!', the link seems to be working fine as of the time of this Facebook post.
Years ago to reiterate another nation's internal affairs may have been taboo, there might still be some elements, but today's communications climate is different with the Internet and information sharing; I was able to see the Dr's story within seconds, and seconds after that could see ready applications for our own benefit here in the USA. Share when and as appropriate given the circumstances, properly balanced, may be the ruling. In terms of applications to architecture, examples are, California earthquakes, Hurricanes line Katrina, wildfires, and so on; the sheer amount of money, perhaps tax payers' dollars, to rebuild and repair, bus residents from one part of the Country to the next, find housing for them, aid packages and so forth, are huge amounts, definitely enough to cut into and help smoothen out funding impasses when Capitol Hill is having those moments; the bet is, costs might be less, if funds were put in to build more resilient architecture and infrastructure from the start, before the storm hits, than the pay-in after it happens.

09/20/2025

Hope everyone is having a good weekend. Come to think of it, if you haven't been to the zoo in a while, now is a good time to go before the fall and winter start setting in. At that, and surely the many have similar opinions, there is a total disgust that in today's times, animal attacks at zoos are still going on, no matter where in the world it's happening. Our recent writeup in the Animal Attacks and Dangers Blog:

01/23/2025

Signs point to whatever is going on in New Orleans is something to keep a sharp eye on. Seems like what the concern is in the center of attention, is the snow. At least that's what it looks like on fun and fanfare on the news so far. Next in the sequence is -very likely to be- the freezing of the snow, water melt, then it freezes, pipes that froze or freeze and burst, dangerous or affected roads/bridges/boating/docks/levees, and of course the in general health for folks that may not be fortunate enough to have SUFFICIENT heat and other protections from the elements given the somewhat surprise. *Those are serious issues that get solved before they get bad.
Recently wildfires hit outlying areas of LA, CA in the middle of winter. Now southern states that are expected to be safe havens from the rigors of winter have gotten some of the same that places like Great Lakes area experience.

With snow in the forecast in the Crescent City, office manager Ashley Pettit-Godbey said Sherco Group of Sheridan, Indiana rolled the dice and sent plows down south ahead of the storm. Charlie De Mar reports.

01/12/2025

This was the content of a post from a few days ago intended to be here. Once again, as much as I dislike to use the term death, sometimes it is needed to raise awareness of the seriousness of a situation or issue, and SAVE LIVES; as of right now, January 12, 2025, 3pm EST, there is a report that the death toll is 16. Some aspects of the referent fire or fires have had some mitigation, other aspects are still a danger. Keep in mind the potential and danger of sets of wildfires merging together.

https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/wildfires/live-blog/california-wildfires-live-updates-deadly-blazes-spread-hollywood-hills-rcna186927

Facebook asks in the posting section, 'what's on your mind?'. I see numerous articles on the Internet throughout the day calling attention to the wildfires in Los Angeles, but they don't seem to fully get my attention. It might be because the back of the mind is going, wildfires in january really? how bad could it possibly be? probably not much, just media hype. The reality is, 5 persons have died, and there are about 5 wildfires concurrently ripping through the area. As of about right now, about 45 square miles of wildfires are active. The number is probably, not definitely, an aggregate of the different fires. So what's the deal? In brief words, this is Lord's earth and He does what he wants to with it, when He wants, and where He wants, not to leave out the possibility of a wildfire in the winter as though it is the summer. My opinion of a development, is this might be one of those catastrophes that have snuck up on us, while many may be denying aspects of the reality. Like other catastrophes, wisest and best behovement is probably to hurry up and get the fires under control, stop delaying. Reports say, water is running short. Might need fly overs with water and make use of other fire suppressants, new technologies like fire blankets, bring fire resistant tents to the scene, remember elements of fire that cannot be seen, exercise extreme caution, no airplanes crashing, firetrucks melting and other drama, work smart and successfully may be among best solution.

The Palisades fire has destroyed more than 1,000 structures and is the most destructive ever in Los Angeles.