Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Reasons to be thankful on Thanksgiving
“The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility…The fact that it is comprehensible is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein...
Another Way to Work the Night Shift in Meteorology
Meteorologist A.J. Jain dispenses a lot of good advice for young professionals on his blog, Fresh AJ. But in a...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
(continuing our Thanksgiving focus) Food for Thought
Maybe you’ve heard of William Thomson (1824-1907). One of the most renowned physicists of his time, Thomson is also known...
IPCC's New Special Report: Adapt to Extremes, but Prepare for the Presentation
For a first reaction to the new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change special report, Special Report on Managing the Risks of...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
We want a world where everyone has many troubles.
No, that wasn’t a typo! Don’t agree? Perhaps you will after reading this old Byzantine saying: “He who has bread...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
You and I can and should take charge.
Remember that post from November 7? And this quote from my friend and colleague? “Do you ever feel that whatever...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Living on the Real World? We’d better have a plan for extremes.
Today the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a special report on climate change and disasters that has been years...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Communication researchers and meteorologists talk about…
…the weather. Well, what did you expect? If, as Mark Twain says, everyone talks about the weather, then that must...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Where creationists and evolutionists might find common ground.
Whimsy alert. What follows is not even junk science…just a thought for the day, prompted by the National Communication Association...
Weather and Climate Services Protecting Public Health: Get Your Questions Answered
by Viviane Silva, Co-Chair, Third Conference on Environment and Health To address the needs related to reducing climate-weather-water related public...
