Weather, Climate, and Other Science Topics
We all know that the winter solstice has the shortest daylight of the year. But you might be surprised to learn that this solstice has neither the earliest sunset, nor the latest sunrise, of any day throughout the year. This past year, Portland’s earliest sunset occurred on December 10, while Portland’s latest sunrise occurred on […]
After a long and dark Pacific Northwest winter, even the biggest storm and snow fans look forward to the longer days of spring. And perhaps no day is anticipated more than the spring equinox, which is, astronomically speaking, the first day of spring. Yet, one of the biggest misconceptions in modern civilization has to be the idea […]
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 10:07 pm Good evening everybody, I just got back from my first day of school. I’m actually pretty exhausted, so this will be a quickie. Only nine more months to go… We officially had our Autumnal Equinox here in Seattle at 7:29 pm on Monday, September 22. I’m sure you all […]
