War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Last week brought a cluster of environmental news, and this popped yesterday, and doesn’t bode well in the culminating future. From the UK’s Independent: Levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere “exploded” last year to reach a new record high not seen for thousands of years, scientists have announced. The last time there was such a…
Five years later and the bad-beat goes on — via Newsweek yesterday: ‘The robots sent in to find highly radioactive fuel at Fukushima’s nuclear reactors have “died”…authorities still don’t how to dispose of highly radioactive water stored in an ever mounting number of tanks around the site.’ And ‘“…no specific clear solution”‘ nowhere in sight. (Illustration found…
Chilly drizzle gaining momentum this Friday morning on California’s north coast. Supposedly, a goodly-rain storm about to sweep in from the south, and the outside looks very much like it. Maybe two-to-four inches for us along the shoreline, could bring up to seven-inches in the eastward mountains. Even with our current ‘conveyor-belt’ rainstorms, this El…
Occasional faded sunshine this early Thursday on California’s north coast, a quick-respite from rainstorms, and though the clouds are still thick and gray, those gusto winds have really evaporated. Last night, I dozed off into sleep with some turbulent, wind-driven rain hammering my apartment, but woke to an easy-calm daybreak. Clear skies by Wednesday —…
Overcast and gloomy-looking here this early Tuesday on California’s north coast. According to the NWS, ‘Rain Likely‘ today, accelerate slowly into ‘Heavy Rain‘ by tomorrow night, and accompanied by ‘Breezy,’ will continue in similar fashion, on-and-off for a number of days. Weather always a topic — in my neck-of-the-beach/woods weather can shift in minutes, and…
Bright sunshine this noon Monday on California’s north coast as we’re enjoying a colorful intermission to the ‘conveyor-belt’ rainstorms that’s been drenching the area the last few days. Another big storm forecast for tomorrow night with the heaviest portion slated for Wednesday — until then we be savoring the moment. And out of this world,…
Overcast awaiting some supposed-heavy rains this early Friday on California’s north coast — meanwhile, more than just idle chit-chat about the weather. From Slate yesterday: ‘As of Thursday morning, it appears that average temperatures across the Northern Hemisphere have breached the 2 degrees Celsius above “normal” mark for the first time in recorded history, and likely…
Overcast and chilly this mid-morning Wednesday on California’s north coast as we saunter through our rainy season, part two. After a long respite, maybe the next 10 days or so some heavy-wet rainstorms. Reportedly, starting this afternoon, or sooner, as with the NWS for today: ‘Chance Rain, then Rain.’ This weekend, though, a strong front with…
Darkening skies and gusty winds this early Tuesday on California’s north coast, literally foreshadowing a decent-sized rainstorm headed our way — via the NWS: Steady rainfall will move onto the coast by late morning and spread inland during the afternoon, with some showers continuing into the evening. Rainfall totals of up to an inch will…
Overcast-gray this early Friday on California’s north coast as our latest storm front readies itself — some occasional pellets of rain, more like strong drizzle. with the heavy stuff not slated until later on in the afternoon. As pre-stated from the NWS forecast this morning, ‘Rain Likely then Rain,’ and so it goes… Apparently, our…
