Your Basement Laundry Room Can Be Better
After years of being relegated to the basement, laundry rooms have largely moved above ground in homes built over the last 25 or so years. But if your home was…
These Interactive Tools Reveal Your Home’s Future Flood, Heat, and Wind Risk
Photo: 2M media (Shutterstock) Floods are the most expensive natural disaster in the United States, costing over $1 trillion since 1980 (when you take inflation into account), according to Flood…
25 of the Best Beaches in the World, According to Tripadvisor
Photo: Stefan Neumann (Shutterstock) Rounding out Tripadvisor’s list are: 11. Siesta Beach—Siesta Key, Florida 12. Driftwood Beach—Jekyll Island, Georgia 13. Manly Beach–Sydney, Australia 14. Seven Mile Beach—Grand Cayman 15. La…
Everything You Need to Do If Your Home Has Water Damage
Photo: michelmond (Shutterstock) A burst pipe or leaky water heater can cause water damage just as well as a flood, and either spells bad news for your home. If your…
How Humidity Increases Your Risk of Heat Stroke
Photo: aomas (Shutterstock) When it’s a bajillion degrees with high humidity, the heat can feel like a heavy blanket smothering you. As it turns out, the combination of heat and…
How to See Rare ‘Night-Shining’ Clouds, Thanks to Climate Change
Photo: Anna Anikina (Shutterstock) The age of the noctilucent cloud is upon us. Night-shining clouds are historically rare, beautiful formations of shimmering ice crystals hanging in the upper atmosphere that…
How to Make Going to the Beach Not Suck
Photo: ChameleonsEye (Shutterstock) Not everyone loves the sun. Not everyone loves the sand. Not everyone loves to swim. There are no shortage of ways for a person to fashion themselves…
What to Do With a Car That’s Been Flooded
Photo: Piyawat Nandeenopparit (Shutterstock) The day before Superstorm Sandy slammed into my neck of the woods a decade ago, my wife asked if we should move our car off the…
Sure, You Can Go to Antarctica (but Here’s Why You Shouldn’t)
Photo: Matt Berger (Shutterstock) Over the past few years, a trip to Antarctica has gone from “rare and treacherous expedition” to “mainstream vacation.” However, as numerous sources have pointed out—see…
How Cold Is Too Cold to Run Outside?
Photo: Andrey Yurlov (Shutterstock) When I signed up for that spring marathon, I envisioned myself at the end of a breezy race day: exhausted, victorious, and comfortable in weather-appropriate leggings…