Talk is Easy
November 30, 2015In Paris this morning at the opening of COP21, the UN climate talks, and President Obama (Reuters): “What should give us hope that this is a turning point, that this is the moment we finally…
Tag Archives: Environment
Forecasting the Future
November 30, 2015Drizzling rain and chilly this Monday morning on California’s north coast — the storm was something of a surprise as all indications last week seemed to show the front wouldn’t move through until Wednesday. So…
Climate-Plan ‘Bullshit’
November 28, 2015In climate news, the big-story is COP21, the UN talks starting Monday in Paris. Despite the reality, a lot of the gloss is greased oratory: “The stars are more aligned right now to reach agreement…
‘Black’ Climate Day
November 27, 2015Brilliant Friday morning here on California’s north coast, with clear sunshine and way-chilly temperatures — supposedly below freezing even along the shoreline, much-colder further inland. Clear skies maybe til Monday, reports the NWS, then another…
A Bright Warming-Cold
November 25, 2015Clear and cold this Wednesday morning on California’s north coast, and a first this season, at least for my area, frost seen on surrounding rooftops. Indian Summer is history. The chill factor prompted the NWS…
Cold Rain
November 24, 2015Rain and cold this late Tuesday afternoon on California’s north coast — after earlier appearing to be disappearing, our current storm system made a chilled, wet re-appearance a little while ago, popping moisture pellets off…
Benghazi! Climate Change
November 23, 2015Republican William Ruckelshaus, 83, appointed by Dick Nixon in 1970 to be first head of the EPA (the Guardian): “The Republicans aren’t helping, they are just responding to the convictions of the base that climate…
El Niño ‘Uncertainty’
November 20, 2015Overcast coupled with a moist ground fog this early Friday on California’s north coast, and we’re reportedly to be dry through the weekend, the next decent storm forecast for late Monday, maybe Tuesday morning and…
Pump It Down
November 19, 2015Overcast, dark and chilly this Thursday morning on California’s north coast, a natural stage set for fairly-heavy rain due sometime this afternoon — according to the NWS, we could get more than half-an-inch before tomorrow.…
Hot October
November 18, 2015Clear and oddly warm this early Wednesday on California’s north coast. After some rainy/drizzly days, nice to experience a sharp, translucent morning unaccompanied by chilly temperatures — creates a somewhat amiable ambience to the air.…