May 7, 2015 12:28 pm I still remember the Nisqually Earthquake of 2001. Ironically enough, we had just finished an “earthquake drill” when our second-grade teacher shouted “Earthquake! For real!” We all immediately bolted under our desks, not necessarily because we were concerned about falling debris, but because we just liked bolting under desks. You […]
Tropical Storm “Dolphin” Near Pohnpei, Micronesia!
Saturday, May 9, 2015 11:46 pm Me in a mangrove forest as part of a UW study abroad trip in Pohnpei, Micronesia during the summer of 2013. Almost two years ago, I went on a UW study abroad trip to Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia to learn about coastal ecosystems, and it was […]
Major Tornado Near Norman
Tuesday, May 6, 2015 4:05 pm I recently posted about several massive tornadoes and hailstorms in Texas. Well, it hasn’t even been two weeks, but it looks like an even bigger tornado is bearing down on Norman,Oklahoma, a suburb 20 miles south of Oklahoma City. Norman is home to NOAA’s NSSL (National Severe Storms Laboratory), and this […]
Hook Echoes, a Strong Texas Tornado, and Softball-Sized Hail
April 26, 2015 2:34 pm SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 436 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015 TXC143-262200- /O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150426T2200Z/ ERATH TX- 436 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015 …A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN ERATH COUNTY… AT 436 PM CDT…A LARGE TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST […]
An El Niño For California!
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 10:14 am Last year, climatologists were warning us that we could have one of the biggest El Niños in history, perhaps one even rivaling the legendary El Niño of 1997-1998. Those forecasts never verified, but you wouldn’t know that by our weather this past winter. El Niño winters are generally warmer and […]
The Future of The Earth
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 12:07 pm Edvard Munch’s The Scream As the picture above insinuates, the future is not good. Now, when I’m talking about the future, I’m not talking about 100 years from now (although that’s pretty bad too). I’m not even talking about 1,000 years from now. No, I’m talking in the realm of […]
Why Do People Deny Anthropogenic Global Warming?
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 11:27 am Why do people deny global warming? While it is a hypothesis and not a scientific law, this hypothesis has verified since the dawn of the industrial revolution, with the Earth warming nearly 1 degree Celsius since then. Take a look at the picture below, which shows the increase in […]
Snow at Snoqualmie Pass
Monday, March 30, 2015 4:28 pm No, this isn’t an early April Fools joke. Snow actually is going to make a return to Snoqualmie Pass tomorrow. Consider this: Snoqualmie Pass is “supposed” to have picked up 350 inches by now based on their five-year average, but to date they have only picked up 84. They’ve […]
Thermonuclear Energy
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 12:15 a.m. Back in high school, I wrote a post on nuclear energy. It was the most-read post for a long time on this blog. It has since fallen to 2nd place behind “Mt. Rainier Weather.” However, they are very close in views, so there are brief times when it reclaims […]
Snow Returns To The Mountains
Monday, February 23, 2015 11:50 p.m. When I was walking home from school today, I stopped at a viewpoint right above my house to take a quick glance at the Cascades, curious to see how white they where. I knew how atrocious this winter had been in the snow department, so I wasn’t very optimistic, […]
