A very smart friend suggests that people seeking information on the Internet don’t necessarily want the right answer, but rather an easily accessible answer. I was reminded of his comments by this from Matthew Nisbet: In the digital age, information is found based on availability rather than accuracy. If different interest groups start blogs that …
On the latest La Nina forecast, out today, along with the New Mexico streamflow forecast that came out yesterday: The Climate Prediction Center’s monthly El Nino – La Nina update is out today with an increasingly solid forecast of a La Nina (meaning dry here) winter of 2007-08: [A]tmospheric and oceanic conditions continue to indicate …
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 …