Almost 30 years to the day after Hurricane Bob made landfall in Rhode Island, Hurricane Henri is set to be the first storm in a long time to make landfall in New England as a hurricane. If you live anywhere in New England, particularly on the south coast, you need […]
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It’s no secret that the tourism side of the travel industry is all about one thing. People pay for the experience and the memories. Unfortunately, so many companies in the travel industry are still not giving their clients the best experience they could be. Even on the transportation side of […]
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At first glance, a road trip across the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic doesn’t seem like the smartest idea in the world. With so many restrictions in place and experts constantly telling you not to travel, you start to wonder if it’s even possible to pull off such a […]
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Well, there’s finally a glimmer of hope in the United States’ fight against COVID-19. We’ve finally hit a peak, and new case loads are finally starting to drop. I know what you’re wondering. Is it the peak of this awful winter wave of COVID-19? The short answer is that it’s […]
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I am so excited to announce three phases of major upgrades to our COVID-19 dashboard and map. We are adding tons of new data and features that will help you better make the decisions you need to stay safe in your day-to-day life. The upgrades are being rolled out in […]
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No, that headline is not a type-o. It’s what most mathematical models are forecasting for the COVID-19 peak in the United States this winter. With 185,000 new cases yesterday alone, COVID-19 is rapidly approaching crisis levels in the United States. Hospitals and ICU’s are nearing capacity in many states as […]
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The recent COVID-19 surge in Europe has many experts concerned. More than 10 countries in the European Union have already surpassed their April peaks for new daily cases. The math gets scary when you realize there is still more than two months until the start of winter. While I have […]
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Well, it looks like dire warnings that medical experts have been issuing for months are starting to become reality across parts of the US and Canada. Preliminary data and coronavirus model output are confirming that cooler weather is driving people indoors. As a result, cases are rising in many states […]
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Tip: Check out my COVID-19 model predictions and performance on my COVID-19 Dashboard. You can ask anyone I know, and they’ll all tell you the exact same thing: I know very little about anything that has to do with the medical field and absolutely nothing about epidemiology and disease. So […]
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Many of you know that I did a lot of storm chasing during my time studying meteorology at the University of Oklahoma. When you chase storms, you will inevitably get yourself into some unnerving situations, and you learn pretty quickly that the best time to panic is never. That is […]
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It was all over the news yesterday: a key coronavirus model’s projected COVID-19 death counts by early August nearly doubled overnight after seeing a just-as-rapid decline in projected deaths about three weeks ago. What’s with that? A lot of people on TV seem to want to point the finger at […]
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You’ve probably seen the extensive news coverage of some US states that are reopening. Georgia, which started reopening last week, has made the most headlines over the past week or so. A lot of people are asking what will happen if, say, Georgia were to open before the models say […]
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