Foreign Policy… Watching the wars 13 Mar 202611 Apr 2026 I remember flying over the Persian Gulf one clear moonless winter night in the late 80s, the lights from oil platforms, gas flares, and scattered cities looked like stars when…
Economics… The ultimate problem: governance 21 Jan 202621 Jan 2026 In between snowmageddons, icypocalypses, and other such shenanigans by nature, my main concern is that humans simply don't seem to be capable of governing themselves. Each US Administration seems worse…
Politics… Burning down the house to kill a mouse 29 Dec 202529 Dec 2025 The Trump administration is apparently going to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). This is potentially a catastrophe for meteorological research and education in the US. I don't…
Climate… Maybe some rain, and some notes on Savannah’s rain climatology and flooding 2 Dec 2025 Siegfried may not be happy about it, but over night mid-town Savannah got about .15" of badly needed rain. Some more may be on the way, but unfortunately at the…
Politics… Was Melissa made worse by climate change? 30 Oct 202531 Oct 2025 I'm seeing links to the blog from "news" articles with titles like "Scientists blame climate change for Hurricane Melissa: Catastrophic storm was made 4 times more likely by climate change."…
Politics… More clarity on Melissa: catastrophe seems unavoidable 25 Oct 202525 Oct 2025 The scenarios for Melissa have become increasingly pessimistic. This morning there is no good news. Here are links to NHC's Key messages regarding Tropical Storm Melissa (en Español: Mensajes Claves). The…
Politics… Tropical Doomwatch, Columbus Day, Mon. 13 October 2025 13 Oct 202513 Oct 2025 Tropics are "quieter" at the moment, with just two active systems. In the Atlantic, AL97 got organized enough to become Tropical Storm Lorenzo. It's about as far from land as…
Geophysics… Solar eruptions, our satellite constellation, and redistricting 26 Aug 2025 The sun is still very unsettled, and a new active area is rotating in to view. Although most people think of the GOES satellites as being weather satellites, they are…
Doomwatch!… Doomwatch, 19 July 2025, and a bit of a political rant 19 Jul 202519 Jul 2025 Only one "real" storm at the moment, Tropical Storm Wipha, in between The Philippines and Taiwan, headed for the mainland of China. Two blobs on the NHC's Tropical Weather Outlook…
Politics… DMSP, America, and Science 30 Jun 20251 Jul 2025 Update: Got a note from the NASA PPS (Global Precipitation Program) manager this morning (1 July): It was announced on Monday, June 30, that NASA requested and it was agreed…
