Weather, or Not category archive
Wind Bags vs. Wind 0
Shorter Will Bunch: Outlawing discussions of climate change won’t keep the seas from rising.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
It doesn’t look good, folks.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
Will Bunch covers the fire this time and why it’s not getting the media play it warrants. A snippet:
Why is this, and what is to be done?
In the Why Dept., climate change is ultimately a science story — which is bad news on several fronts. Bill Nye aside, America is pretty much a nation of Not Science Guys and Gals — with study after study showing that the U.S. lags the rest of the developed world when it comes to science education. Lack of education typically leads to lack of interest, but I don’t think that’s the only reason viewers reach for the remote. We’ve also seen a steady devolution as reality-show production values trump (pun intended) any kind of real-information culture in the news media.
And it’s not just here.
Afterthought:
I fear we are well past the tipping point.
That Sinking Feeling 0
Thom and his guest discuss the accelerating effects of climate change.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
Look at the weather widget, over there —-> on the sidebar.
This is not right.
I fully expect that, within a century or two . . .. oh, never mind. Nobody cares.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
I went for a bicycle ride today.
In shorts and a tee shirt (yesterday, it was a sweat shirt).
In February.
Wednesday was in the 40s, and it’s back to the 40s tomorrow.
The prosecution rests.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
It’s over 70 degrees today–in February (you know, the coldest month of the year) in a mid-Atlantic state.
A week ago, it was in the 20s and 30s.
This is not right.
So Much for Enjoying a Nice Quiet Snow Day 0
The power went out at about 5:45 a. m. and remained out for more than 12 hours. Fortunately, the house has a little gas fireplace thingy that kept us from freezing mercilessly, as nobody was going anywhere. There was about a foot of snow, with high winds and high drifts. You can click the NOAA link on the sidebar for details.
According to the power company’s “Outage” page, over 300,000 customers (households and businesses in Southeastern Virginia) were without power, over 10% of them in my city.
I have nothing but respect for the power company staff who worked outside in those conditions so I can be warm.
Normal insanity will resume tomorrow or the next day. Right now, I’m going to enjoy the marvel of central heat.
Light Bloggery, Snow Day 0
It’s snowing as I write this and I plan to enjoy the snow tomorrow, when this will post, as I am writing it last night so I don’t have to worry about it today. (Let’s Do the Time Warp Again and all that.)
We are supposed to be hit hard, at least as folks in these parts measure it. They don’t know from two-foot snows . . . .
