Category Archives: Weather

California Soak: ‘Like Rain It Sounded Till It Curved’

February 3, 2024

Low, thick, gray clouds and cold air this late-afternoon Saturday here in California’s Central Valley – once again we’re awaiting another ‘atmospheric river‘ (AR) to come crashing onto us, bringing rain and more rain. Expected…

NASA Director On 2023 As Hottest Year Ever: Way-Worse Than, ‘Oh My Gosh, Another Warm Year’

January 13, 2024

A wet-gray and cold late-afternoon Saturday here in California’s Central Valley. Although kind of nasty outside, it’s nothing compared to a giant chunk of the US right now, from super-freezing snow storms in the midwest…

Quickly-Approaching Climate-Change Catastrophe: ‘A Failure Of Leadership’ (And The Rich!)

November 20, 2023

As we start Thanksgiving week this Monday morning in the US, the world is on the edge of shit-storming climate change seemingly barreling out of control without much reactions — UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns:…

September Hottest Month Ever — ‘Absolutely Gobsmackingly Bananas’

October 6, 2023

Bright sunshine coupled with temperatures in the high 90s this late-afternoon Friday here in California’s Central Valley as we’re apparently experiencing a seemingly out-of-the-blue shot of summer for the next couple of days — after…

Time Break For Climate Change — Hot Is Just Going To Get Hotter

September 8, 2023

Bright sunshine with comfortable temperatures a few minutes past the noon hour Friday here in California’s Central Valley — again, a nice ending to a rather nice work week as we stagger into the autumn…

Earth Just Experienced ‘The Hottest Summer On Record’ — Duh!

September 6, 2023

Lazy-warm late-afternoon Wednesday here in California’s Central Valley — despite boiling-like scorching temperatures just about worldwide (especially tight now in the Eastern US), we’re experiencing a cooler-than-normal summer-into-fall transition, and it’s nice. Although our situation…

Earthquake! Along With Heavy Rain, Flooding, And Maybe A Tornado, Too — California Living Nowadays

August 20, 2023

Today is one for the books — as a rare and dangerous weather event unfolded this weekend, creating the scenario where ‘Tens of millions of people are under a tropical storm warning, the first of…