Record Wet March

  NEWS FLASH: 7.71 inches in Portland (KPDX) at 10 AM, with 15 hours remaining in March 2012, makes this the wettest March in the historica...

We Can Fix the K-12 Educational System

"The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions" Some good-intentioned, but misinformed, folks in our state legislature, on the ed...

The Strengthening Sun

We have had a lot of sun the past few days and one thing that is apparent is the gathering strength of the solar radiation we are receiving....

Eriko Tamura japanese girl

Eriko Tamura (田村 英里子 Tamura Eriko?, born January 16, 1973) is a Japanese actress and singer. The animated television show Idol Densetsu Erik...

Hook Echo on the Washington Coast?

Ask any tornado stormchaser.  You want to find severe convection, tornadoes and big hail?  Look for a hook echo on the weather radar.  In fa...

It's a Miracle: Normal Weather Returns

 Check out my KPLU podcast on the weekend weather:  here .  It is hard to remember such an extended period in March where snow was falling s...

GOES-West Weather Satellite Fails

 Update:  It appears that the problem has been identified and can be fixed.  Satellite might be back online by Friday. Yesterday the Nationa...

A New View of Seasonal Changes

Doesn't  it seem like the warmth of spring and the comfort of summer takes an eternity to occur here in the Northwest?   (and astronomic...

The U.S. Has Fallen Behind in Numerical Weather Prediction: Part I

 Part II found here. It's a national embarrassment.   It has resulted in large unnecessary costs for the U.S. economy and needless endan...