You may not need anyone to tell you that the weather was brutal the past month or so. But what you might not realize is that people in numerous other places were experiencing the same. So, don’t be too shocked at having to shell out still more for … [Read more...]
April 17, 2016 – North America
California’s forests are dying with help from a little insect less than ¼ inch long. So the state’s TV channels are airing a clip sponsored by Cal Fire, California’s firefighting arm. In it, Cal Fire warned state residents, “Don’t let your guard … [Read more...]
January 11, 2016 – Asia
While people in much of the UK and North America have suffered through severe winter floods, the situation is the opposite for nations in the Southern Hemisphere. In places like Madagascar, Rwanda, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand; it is now … [Read more...]
November 1, 2015 – USA Weather
The U.S. version of an old saying goes like this,“when it rains, it pours”; and large parts of America have certainly experienced heavy rainfall this year. October 2015 brought additional precipitation; USA Today’s newspaper headline on … [Read more...]
June 11, 2015 — USA
A Washington Post June 5, 2015 headline read, "Egg rationing in America has officially begun" It is happening in Texas. One grocery chain is limiting the number of cartons any one customer can buy. The U.S. wholesale price of eggs has more than … [Read more...]
June 1, 2015 – Environment
June 1, 2015 – Environment Weather once again has been major news. US News & World Report's May 29, 2015 headline read, "From rainy Texas to scorching India, this has been a month of strange weather around the world" On May 30, 2015, in … [Read more...]
April 27, 2015 – Global
The weather.com website headline read, “Ensenada, Chile, ‘Ghost Town’ After Twin Volcanic Eruptions Blanket Area in Ash” This event occurred on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. They are by no means the only volcanoes erupting. The week of April … [Read more...]
March 16, 2015 – USA Weather
Newsweek reported on March 13, 2015, Jay Famiglietti, a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory senior water scientist and a professor of Earth System Science at the University of California, Irvine, has told Los Angeles Times readers, “January was the … [Read more...]
February 17, 2015 – USA Weather
So far, February’s weather has not brought relief to Americans. On her west coast, it has been unseasonably warm. While much needed precipitation fell earlier in the month, it was not enough to break the drought. Meanwhile, record shattering … [Read more...]
January 28, 2015 – USA Weather
Weather wise, in America January 2015 finished up as a month of extremes. Storm Juno dubbed “one for the history books” struck the American Northeast Tuesday January 27th. New York city escaped the brunt of Juno; but Long Island, just east of it, … [Read more...]
