Living on the Real World
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
The economic value of the Weather and Climate Enterprise
“The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Better advocacy for the Weather and Climate Enterprise
“Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips.” Proverbs 27:2 (NIV) These...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Between Good Friday and Easter: meteorologists (and mankind) in need of The Resurrection
On this Easter weekend, and with the Passover just a few days behind us, it’s perhaps worth a pause to...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Meteorology’s greatest achievement over the past decade? It’s not what you think.
[and you have an opportunity April 1-5 to play a part in it.] Ask this question of any member of...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Drones for Science
Another guest post contributed by George Leopold… Drone technology has understandably raised safety and privacy concerns. Regulators are working feverishly...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
U.S. infrastructure overall gets a D+. What grade would you give U.S. weather infrastructure?
This morning’s print edition of the Washington Post contains a piece by Ashley Halsey III entitled U.S. infrastructure gets D-plus...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Humanity matches chess skills against The Real World
[This morning, Michael Cunningham provided a burst of comments on recent post. His comments are insightful… and welcome on this...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
What did we know…and when did we know it?
When you live near Washington, DC (a.k.a. the Land of Accusations) and in the early 21st-century (a.k.a. the Age of...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
James Hansen, climate change and the scientist’s duty
Here’s another contributed post from George Leopold… ______________ The role of scientists in a democracy and whether science is slowly...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
A “Weather-Ready Nation” starts with a Weather-Ready YOU.
March 3-9 is National Severe Weather Preparedness Week. Of course, you already knew that, right? Well, even if you didn’t,...
