Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Empathy for women, now!

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I've long been an advocate for the cessation of discrimination against, and the abuse of, women in our society.  Progress has been made,...
Monday, October 16, 2017

Trump is just a symptom of a greater malaise in America

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There's an insidious illness that has infected the USA, causing our culture to evolve in ways that will eventually end badly for us.  It...
Friday, September 8, 2017

We've never experienced anything like it!

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I write this as Hurricane Irma bears down on South Florida, with the potential to be up there with the worst ever disasters from a hurricane...
Monday, August 28, 2017

Tropical cyclones pose multiple hazards

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The slow-developing situation involving Hurricane Harvey has caused me to contemplate just what our weather forecast message has to be in or...
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Sunday, August 13, 2017

Charlottesville - early blowback

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The sickening, shameful parade of white supremacists in Charlottesville, culminating with the murderous assault by vehicle on the counter-pr...
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Saturday, August 12, 2017

Construction practices going in reverse?

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Recently, it seems that some politicians in the state of Florida are attempting to weaken the enhancements to building codes put in place fo...
Monday, July 17, 2017

It struck without warning!

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A recent fatal flash flood incident has led me to think over the topic of media coverage of weather-related incidents.  We in the "torn...
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Sunday, June 4, 2017

What does "saving the Earth" really mean?

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Some fraction of my readers will have seen this bit by the late comedian, George Carlin , about saving the Earth.  George's comedy often...
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Friday, June 2, 2017

Turning our back on the Paris Accord

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The withdrawal of the USA from the Paris Accord has drawn both criticism and support - from different segments of our society.  Many of us f...
Thursday, June 1, 2017

Tornado chasing versus storm chasing

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Now that spring is well underway, I've observed an increasing tendency for many chasers to be focused totally on tornadoes.  In a way, I...
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Sunday, April 23, 2017

Earth Day and the March for Science

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We didn't participate in the OKC March for Science - mostly because we're still recovering from our recent respiratory problems.  I...
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Monday, April 3, 2017

Wordsmithing the watches and warnings is not the path to improvement

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Hard on the heels of some unnecessary storm chaser fatalities , now social media are calling into question the use of the "particularly...
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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

More on "extreme" storm chasing, part 3

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Another tragic storm chasing incident has occurred:  a traffic crash on rural roads in the Texas Panhandle.  There were three fatalities - 2...
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Friday, March 24, 2017

What does the public want from a weather forecast?

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Note ... this is a slightly modified re-post of a guest blog here . I’m among the first to complain about people offering their opinions abo...
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Sunday, March 5, 2017

My tribute to Dr. Edwin Kessler

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Edwin Kessler came to be the first director of the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL), when he was appointed to the posting by Robert ...
Friday, February 24, 2017

Democracy being legislated out of existence?

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Recently, GOP lawmakers around the nation are introducing legislation to make many sorts of protest illegal. I have news for these lawmake...