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How Blue Can A Blue Norther Be?
By Bob Henson Temperature swings can be subtle, stunning, or somewhere in between, depending in large part on what you’re...
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The Texas-Minnesota MCV – Bow Echo
By Ted Best and Ruth Milburn Introduction The term “bow echo” refers to the appearance on a radar image (the...
Across AMS
2022 Weather Band Photo Contest: Winners Announced
Talented photographers from all over the world submitted over 1400 photos to our panel of judges. Thank you to all...
Living on the Real World
Existential threats, and human superpowers.
To be human these days is to have a lot to worry about. News media play into this mindset. Joel...
Living on the Real World
Long-term (covid, Fiona, Ian): a postscript.
Journalism has been artfully described as “history’s first rough draft.” Blogging is something less: perhaps “thought’s scratchwork?” Posts are certainly...
Living on the Real World
Long-term covid…and Long-term Fiona, Long-term Ian…
Consider this working definition of a natural disaster: disruption of an entire community, persisting after the hazard has come and...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Bootstrap World: the Climb-out.
[note added: John Plodinec has provided a quick yet quintessentially thoughtful response to this post. There’s much to like. I...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Bootstrap World.
Given present trends and recent events, it’s time to revisit and update a few notions basic to the LOTRW blog...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
A National Climate Emergency?
“If you want a barge to move, and you kick it, you only hurt your foot. But if you lean...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Acknowledge the Lorenz butterfly…but don’t blame it.
This past week the news media have been abuzz about Senator Joe Manchin and his stance on climate change legislation....
