Hurricane Irene Captured August 24, 2011 by NASA Goddard Photo and Video, on Flickr Like many of my readers I have begun to prepare for Hurricane Irene, which is currently barreling its way up the U.S. east coast.  My wife is out buying water, food, flash lights and copious amounts of other necessary and maybe some unnecessary emergency supplies.  We are of course quite concerned that our New York City apartment …Read more…