Another report signifying lack of an actual, deep-understanding of the swift-boat capabilities of climate change, in this instance, the Pine Island Glacier, largest single contributor to sea-level rise in Antarctica, is not-so-slowly melting away —…
High overcast and way-quiet this early Sunday morning on California’s north coast — we had some rain, and that some rain is gone. Although we received a strong downpour for a little while yesterday, the…
Clear and cold this Tuesday morning here on California’s north coast, but: In northern Minnesota right now, the temperature has dipped to a staggering -42 F. The chill is running so deep in the North…
(Illustration: Alder Point Road in southern Humboldt County, about a two-hour drive slightly southeast of the northern coast, taken Feb. 24, 2011, and found at Kim Sallaway Photography). “Polar Vortex!” A couple of words used…
Thick ground fog and chilly this way-too-early Wednesday here on California’s north coast, and really quiet. This the first day of 2014 — and your point? This past year, it seems to me, has to…
Clear, sunshine-filled skies this Sunday morning on California’s north coast — but no rain in sight for the rest of this year, and not much predicted for 2014, either. Walking-the-dog environment: “Increased heating from global…
A pleasant surprise this afternoon at my local Union 76 station — regular is at $3.69 a gallon, down six cents in three weeks, the last time I put gas in the Jeep. Despite a…
One great wonder of nature is a clear, clean and cold sunrise — here this Sunday on California’s north coast light approached in a ever-expanding wave of bluish-white. And did I say, cold? Record low…
Clear and really-cold this early Wednesday here on California’s north coast with the air getting colder the closer to dawn. Away from the ocean and into the interior, temperatures could drop into the single digits, but…
Way-bright sunshine chilled with a northerly wind this afternoon here on California’s north coast, as we hunker down for a hard-cold snap the next couple of days, temperatures forecast to dip to freezing and below,…