Sun Morning

Surprise, surprise this early Monday on California’s north coast — sunshine! And cold, too. One distinguishing mark with rainstorms is warmth, even if flowing from Alaska-way, and when clear the temperature goes down. Today’s not rain free, however, as big, ominous clouds still can be seen hovering just to the east, and we’re forecast for…

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Rain

Heavy, relentless rain this early Sunday on California’s north coast — strong downpours all morning especially right before first light, in less than an hour we reportedly collected nearly three-quarters-of-an-inch of rain, a shitload in a hurry. According to the NWS/FAA weather-thingy, we experienced a power-in, power-out for about 90 minutes, and seemingly with normal…

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Melting Day Tripper

As the rains cease for a break this afternoon, there’s an occasional sliver of bright sunshine cutting through the gloom — last sometimes only for seconds, but it’s better than nothing. In the subject-class of daylight and catching rays, climate change is spot-on again —  via today’s Guardian: The brakes will be more sharply applied…

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El Niño Hail

Thunderstorms, and a rare sighting for me anyway, lightning, although the thunder-part can be often heard. And sparked not too far away, either, judging by the time interval between the two parts. This morning, too, a decently-heavy hail volley for a few minutes, which rattled the timbers, so to speak — the NWS confirms. The…

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Idiot Gusts

Thick drizzling rain this Tuesday afternoon on California’s north coast as a slew of storm fronts are moving through our area this week — the NWS calling it ‘unsettled weather,’ with a cold front tonight and another on Thursday. Even as the world gathers in Paris for the UN climate talks, an idiotic distraction from…

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‘Negative Emissions’ — ‘Extremely Risky’

As COP21, the UN climate talks in Paris starts its second and final week of negotiations today, the outcome for people alive on earth right now is not so bright, despite any-type result from the conference. Even maybe for those yet unborn… In the face of that, rare, positive news (via Stanford.edu) — a new…

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High Surf Break Point

Overcast and windy this early Monday on California’s north coast, and on occasion, big rain droplets, but no downpour so far. Decent storms forecast for this week, accompanied, of course, by those sharp, gusty winds. Transfer that air surge to the ocean, and a High Surf Advisory, with the NWS warning to be careful rescuing pets:…

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‘Soul’ Music

Music has always been an escape mechanism, especially during trying times in high school, especially the 11th grade, where a host of tormented teen-aged shit ravaged my budding psychotic mind. One bit of sound which eased the terror was the Beatles’ “Rubber Soul,” released seemingly out of nowhere and nothing like the group’s previous albums,…

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Humanity’s ‘Dark’ Side

Gloomy-dark overcast this Wednesday afternoon on California’s north coast as we’re in the midst of a fairly-decent rainstorm with some heavy precipitation due later this afternoon and tomorrow. Although the air doesn’t feel too bad right now, supposedly there’s windy weather a-coming — according to the NWS: ‘A strong cold front will bring gusty south…

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