Scorching ‘New Normal’
October 10, 2013Clear and a bit on the chilly side this early Thursday on California’s north coast as we addle on toward the weekend — which isn’t really anything other than a two-day work shutdown. And, by…
Tag Archives: Environment
Climate Shitdown
October 9, 2013Clear and windy this early Wednesday here on California’s north coast as we continue on down the path toward a mega-not-magnanimous disaster — nine days within a vat of stupid. Top-hat John Boehner is crying President…
T-Shirt Weather
October 5, 2013(Illustration: ‘Sunset Over the Arctic‘ found here). Odd the weather here this Saturday afternoon along California’s north coast — crystal-clear, and for this late in the day, still way-warm at 76 degrees, seemingly a stock-weather…
Humorless Jesting
September 27, 2013Once again, crystal-clear skies this early Friday (whoopee!) and it’s on to the weekend — can’t come fast enough. And if you have been aware/understand anything at all about climate change, and have some walking-around…
‘Inadvertent Criticality’
September 21, 2013Under the news layers, another slice of possible horror from the never-ending terror-tale of the Fukushima nuclear plant — this time the possible extraction of 1300 spent fuel rods from Unit 4: Conditions in the unit…
Hearing Voices
September 18, 2013Overcast and cool this way-early Wednesday on California’s north coast, and if the last few days are any indication, the weather up here is returning to its normal mode of cool damp. We’re coming off…
Relativity of the Clue
September 15, 2013Dark overcast skies this Sunday morning on California’s north coast, and way-quiet in the early light — and I can’t even hear a sound from the mighty Pacific Ocean, a mile or so away. Thick…
Another Brick in the Drought-dried Wall
September 5, 2013Another reinforcing prompt on the quickly-coming-if-not-already-here future — from the Washington Post this afternoon: Manmade climate change played a substantial role in the exceptional warmth in the eastern U.S. during the spring of 2012, a major…
Boom the Boomers
September 5, 2013Slightly overcast this way-too-early Thursday on California’s north coast as we wade toward the end of the week. Another scorcher for us as temps are expected to be in the 70s again today, and even…
Scary Enough Yet?
August 30, 2013Crystal-clear skies and a fingernail-moon brighten this way-too-early Friday on California’s north coast as we continue our our warmest summer ever: The official thermometer read 74 degrees, topping the previous best of 72 recorded in 1991.…