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Spring Starts on Saturday

Saturday is the first day of spring. It's called the spring equinox, from Latin - meaning "equal nights." On this day there is an equal amount of daylight and darkness everywhere across the globe. This also happens one other time…

Today's Forecast

On Thursday, look out for very strong thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind - and yes tornadoes. The threat for us in the Midlands will be from about 10AM to 4PM. As with many of these severe situations, it'll…

Big Asteroid Will Fly By This Weekend

This Sunday, March 21, an asteroid will zoom by us going roughly 77,000 mph. NASA estimates it size to be somewhere between 1,300 and 2,230 feet wide. At its closest point it will be roughly 1.3 million miles away.  Below…

Solar Power - So Big, It's Boring

One of the keys to stopping the earth from warming more is to stop burning fossil fuels - gas, coal, oil, etc.  Much of the electricity world-wide is created by burning natural gas and coal. But solar is now a…

How Do We Move Forward on Climate Change

It's a well-established scientific fact that we humans are causing the earth to warm up - a lot. This is already having significant impacts on our planet and on us. So what do we do now? This article, written by…

February was Coldest in 30 Years in U.S.

NOAA recently published this: "During February, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 30.6°F, 3.2°F below the 20th-century average. This ranked as the 19th-coldest February in the 127-year period of record and was the coldest February since 1989. The winter (December-February) average contiguous U.S.…

We Are Running Out of Sand

Yes, the world is running out of sand. So what? Well it turns out that we use a lot of it in a lot of applications. And running short on sand is a problem. The whole article is here: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/05/sand-shortage-the-world-is-running-out-of-a-crucial-commodity.html

Spring Temperatures are Warmer

This map shows the change in temperatures across the Unites States in the past 50 years. @ClimateCentral tweeted the following: "Of 243 cities analyzed across the U.S., 120 cities (49%) have recorded an increase in average spring temperatures of 2℉…

Most Unusual Job Posting - Maybe Ever

@stweartbrand tweeted the following. "Want a full time biotech job to revive the Woolly Mammoth and eventually restore the species to the northern wild? We're hiring. Details at the link and below. https://reviverestore.org/funding-opportunities/woolly-mammoth-revival-fellowship/" This is a real post! He is…

Springs Are Getting Warmer

Springs are getting warmer all over the globe. And the same is true right here in the Midlands. This chart shows the average temperature in spring in Columbia since 1970. You can see that the average temperature has increased by…

The 2022 Beijing Olympics Will Run Only on Renewable Energy

Here's another example of how renewable energy is not only possible, but practical and no more expensive than traditional fossil fuel. The 2022 Beijing Olympics will be powered exclusively by renewable energy. See: https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/beijing-2022-olympics-to-be-powered-by-100-renewable-energy/

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