Climate Change — ‘Honestly, it’s frightening’

(Illustration found here). In just a week, a bit of frightful climate news — maybe more frightful than usual. Starting off last Monday, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) released its Status of the Climate Global Climate report, and the card looked real bad (via Climate News Network) — WMO secretary-general Petteri Taalas: “The future is…

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Clear skies and sunshine this Sunday afternoon on California’s north coast, but the beauty of it well-tempered by a chilly ocean breeze. Also my first post in nearly a week — a rare lengthy space without a new Compatible Creatures. Next month, Creatures will be 9-years-old with 2.491 posts published as of last Tuesday, and…

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Drought Measures of Dumb

Gray-moist change-of-pace this early Friday on California’s north coast — a switch from bright-sunshine daybreaks this past week, to a gloomy marine layer this morning that’s got us all fogged. However, just ‘normal‘ for Humboldt County. A preview for return to rain forecast starting this afternoon, beginning with the drizzle and ending with a fairly-decent…

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Sunshine and bright objects this early Wednesday on California’s north coast as thin, high clouds appear to be floating away, at least according to the observation from my back patio. Another ascertainment off the horrid entertainment last night, and current state of the union: ‘“I don’t think you can say that we don’t get it…

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Also Weathering ‘Super-Tuesday 2’

Sometimes bright, glaring sunshine this early Tuesday on California’s north coast as we skip merrily through a pre-spring ‘heat wave‘ this week, clear skies soaking up rays in the forecast — wet weather gone awhile. Supposedly, temperatures near 70 by Thursday/Friday. According to the NWS, there’s a high pressure forming up and hence the warmer…

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