Lost Cats and Heat

A week ago I received an unusual call from Eric Swansen, Managing Director of the Regional Animal Services of King County. He had looked at ...

Extraordinary Asian Smoke versus the Perseid Meteors

Dense smoke from Asian fires has again spread over our region, profoundly degrading visibility. Here is a MODIS satellite view from earlier...

Climate Distortion

This week, with great fanfare,  NASA scientist James Hansen and associates released a paper " The Perception of Climate Change "  ...

Amazing Mammatus

Announcement: Columbus Day Storm 50th Anniversary Gala at the UW: Oct. 11, 7:30 PM On Thursday evening, October 11 at 7:30 PM, the UW will h...

Mid-level Convection

Last night there was a weak push of marine air into western Washington that will take the edge off the heat today.  Related to my earlier bl...

Is Algebra Necessary? Of Course It Is!

Last week an op-ed piece--"Is Algebra Necessary" by a Poltical Sciences Professor Andre Hacker--was published in the New York Time...

Heat Waves and the Thermal Trough

After a number of days with below-normal maximum temperatures, the Northwest is going to warm up for an extended stretch.  Several days in t...