Los Angeles FireOriginally uploaded by Chucks Chicken. When I was a kid, the mountain behind my Southern California home burned. We could see the fire coming many miles and hours away, creeping west across the front face of the San Gabriels. By midday, they sent us home from school, and I vividly remember (I must …
Folks claiming to be Alan Johnston’s kidnappers have delivered a tape to al-Jazeera outlining their demands: The tape includes a demand for the release of Muslim prisoners in British jails, and readings from the Koran.
Big Toe at the Park Originally uploaded by heinemanfleck. Spring seemed to click into place this evening, I’m not sure why. We’ve had warmer weather, and today’s high of 73F (23C) is actually below average for May 9, and not close to the warmest day this year. But the iris are in spectacular bloom, and …
Government officials in South Carolina are on drought alert: The Drought Response Committee put the entire state in an incipient drought Tuesday, which is the first of four stages of drought. The declaration warns water system managers to closely monitor their reservoirs. The Department of Natural Resources also will begin to more carefully monitor conditions …
2007 Iris Originally uploaded by heinemanfleck. Lissa’s front yard iris are in full flower.
Colin Price at Tel Aviv University and colleagues have a paper in GRL looking at lightning storms in East Africa as precursors for the easterly waves that are precursors of Atlantic hurricanes: More than 90% of the tropical storms and hurricanes during these 2 years were preceded by periods of above average thunderstorm activity in …
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reading: Everett Rogers’ History of Communication Study, suggested by a friend after I bemoaned the fact that, despite being a communications professional, I’m woefully ignorant about communication blogs: Nature’s new Climate Feedback blog looks promising, but I’m curious about something. The comments look suspiciously like a lot of the same people who show up at …
Dirty Bike Originally uploaded by heinemanfleck. In past years, I’ve suggested that celebrating my birthday by riding my age was a modest goal. Forty-eight miles yesterday (77 kilometers, not sure what it is in metric years) was tough. I could blame the weather, but I really don’t have a lot of miles in my legs …
The kids will do fine:
Stuff I wrote elsewhere: Describing current New Mexico drought conditions is a bit of a puzzle. Out in my Albuquerque garden this morning, I was pulling weeds easily out of damp soil, and the plants, with no supplemental water, are going bonkers. Yet I’ve been writing stories about surface water supply problems. What gives?