Climate Change and Being Cute

Overcast and chilly this early Friday on California’s north coast — along with the fog, forest fires are again contributing to the airwaves with the NWS calling for ‘Areas Smoke‘ for today and tomorrow. Unfortunately, as fire fighters contain one fire, another nearby starts and spreads.This morning, just as the Mad River Complex fire in south…

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‘Demented’ Climate

Orange sunshine this early Friday on California’s north coast with more fog/smoke skies that have become commonplace the last few weeks, considered ‘haze, for lack of a better term. All those forest fires blazing through the interior have created surreal cloud cover with ‘orange’ sunshine slicing through on occasion — and adding to the comfort…

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Summer Wet Stuff

Overcast with some occasional thin-ass sunshine this Tuesday afternoon on California’s north coast, and another mundane summer-weather episode for us. Not so last weekend down southern-California way — Science writer Bob Henson at WunderBlog this morning: Amazingly, the past weekend produced more rain in San Diego than the previous 100 Julys combined (1915–2014). This was also…

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Weather Duh!

Fog-damp and gray this early Wednesday on California’s north coast, another heavy marine layer hamming-up the environment — although yesterday morning looked like right now, the afternoon turned out pretty sweet, with bright sunshine and a gentle breeze. Maybe more of the same today? Despite our pleasant conditions here, severe weather the norm for middle…

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Way-No Rain

Clear and blustery this Tuesday afternoon on California’s north coast, and although the NWS predicted some thunderstorm activity for today and tomorrow for the interior, nothing wet happening at all along the shoreline. They’re also forecasting a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms later today for the coastal area, and even some ‘heavy rain‘ for Wednesday…

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