Autumn in the Greenhouse

Overcast with an occasional glare of sunlight this early Thursday on California’s north coast, with most-likely the continuing scenario of near-clear skies this afternoon. We’ve a decent chance of rain tomorrow, but probably not… Today also kicks off the fall season — the Autumnal Equinox — and although we’re forecast for cooler temperatures than normal, the…

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Climate Change Creates ‘Domino effect’

Bright sunshine with a bit of chilled air this early Tuesday on California’s north coast — a week ahead supposedly of clear skies and warming temperatures. Dog summer, maybe. And speaking/writing on warmth — a new study shows a heating-up environment won’t help California’s grasslands after all. Kai Zhu, a global ecologist and data scientist…

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Unseasonable ‘Sparks’ Memory Fire

Scattered-sunshine/scattered-overcast this near-noon Wednesday on California’s north coast, counting-down the hours til the end of summer. And for this particular stretch, I’d call it, a ‘summer of fog,’ or at least, ‘one-half-to-three-quarters summer of fog,’ as the last few weeks have been pretty gray. Not so with the innards of the state — hot, and…

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Global Warming Reaches ‘Exceptional Territory’

Surprise, surprise! Sunshine this early Tuesday on California’s north coast, and it looks strange. After weeks of fog in the AM, we must adjust to a clear, clean sky — a wonderful adjustment, by the way. And on the subject of the weather/environment, last week California leaped to the forefront of attempting to get a…

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Pika Past-the-Time

Misty-thick fog again this Friday morning on California’s north coast, and if like yesterday, the marine layer will never really vanish completely — heavy, gray blanket muffled our area before sundown last evening, most-likely the same today. Some moments yesterday afternoon, though, of bright sunshine and near-clear skies. Diminishing weather returns… Another noted diminishing concern,…

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