Weather, Climate, and Other Science Topics
Early spring is upon us! I went hiking on Friday in Forest Park with fellow WeatherTogether blogger (and music buddy… he’s a great sax/french horn player!) Karl Bonner ahead of the cold front that swept through later that evening, and we had a great time looking at the budding flora, most of which had not […]
This post was co-produced with fellow WeatherTogether blogger Mark Ingalls of Kennewick, WA. From Wednesday, 2/5 – Saturday 2/8, the Blue Mountains of Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon witnessed a historic, unprecedented period of heavy rain and flooding. Like almost all of out wintertime river flooding events, this event associated with an atmospheric river – […]
Monday, November 18, 2013 12:47 p.m. Replace “Capt. John Brown” with “Umbrella,” and you’re set. It’s not like the umbrellas have any choice. Seattlites are not supposed to have umbrellas, let alone use them. Hoodies, ponchos, rainboots, and the like are tolerable, but umbrellas are unofficially forbidden. So imagine my surprise when I walked outside my […]
Friday, October 19, 2012 11:03 A.M. Happy Friday everyone!!! Everybody talks about the Sequim rain shadow is the driest place in Western Washington, and for good reason. It is. They only get around 16 inches of rain each year, as they are northeast of the Olympics, and since the winter flow is generally from the […]
November 25, 2009 5:35 P.M. Hey guys! Thanksgiving is less than a day away! I am soooooooo excited. Man… I haven’t tasted that creamy mash potatoes that melt in your mouth infused with a concoction of gravy and stuffing for over a year. And the turkey… I just took a look at it. It’s huge. […]
