Weather, Climate, and Other Science Topics
April 2021 was by far the driest April on record for Portland, with only 0.39″ of rain falling at Portland Int’l Airport. This record-dry April occurred on the heels of a much drier-than-average March. As I explained in my last blog post, the entire Western US is experiencing drought conditions, and although the drought is […]
On Friday, the Washington Post published an article concerning a memo drafted by the Office of Management and Budget for the 2018 fiscal year. This memo proposed drastic cuts to NOAA that would lead to a 18% reduction in current funding. At a time when U.S. numerical weather prediction is falling behind the rest of […]
Saturday, October 5, 2013 5:32 p.m. I was talking with Steve Pool last week about political parties. The Democrats and the Republicans are at such ends with each other, and because they are always debating or filibustering or doing something counterproductive, they never get anything accomplished. They contest when they should compromise. They quarrel when […]
Saturday, March 30, 2013 12:59 A.M. Finding Waldo took me about 15 seconds. I guess I just got lucky. But finding truthful, scientifically-accurate sites about global warming and climate change? Yikes. I’m still looking. Thankfully, there are quite a few sites out there that have pretty darn good information and are scientifically sound. For me, […]
