Living on the Real World, Perspectives
How to improve the troubles [sic] of the NWS
Yesterday’s post prompted thoughtful comments. One came from Roger Edwards, who, in the midst of making several good points asked...
Versatile VIIRS: Sandy Reveals More of Its Potential
The VIIRS instrument aboard the new Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite has a lot of jobs: among them, to measure...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Rebuilding the Nation…and the National Weather Service
Back in the day, the Redskins had a quarterback by the name of Joe Theisman. He used to tell this...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Policy analysis needs to reflect the social change that is always underway
Yesterday I promised a second post on taking the guesswork out of policy. Here’s the starting point: effective policies reflect...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
A new dimension to “science policy.”
Whenever the subject of science policy comes up, people are quick to tell you that there are two aspects to...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Crucial conversations.
When my wife and I got together the other night after separate travels, she asked me if I’d ever heard...
Atmospheric Rivers Go Mainstream
This week NOAA announced installation of four new special observatories in California dedicated to improving the understanding–and forecasting–of atmospheric rivers,...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
The fog of war…and the Hurricane Sandy forecasts and emergency response.
Wikipedia tells us that the fog of war is the uncertainty in situational awareness experienced by participants in military operations....
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
An inconvenient truth: an $80B Hurricane Sandy supplemental budget request teeters on the fiscal cliff
State-level requests for federal funding to cover disaster relief for hurricane Sandy are starting to come in. The New Jersey...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
The search for ice in the solar system…and an ultimate irony
Friday morning’s Washington Post contained a few items that make an interesting juxtaposition. The first was a brief squib on...
