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Recipe for disaster

Warm, moist air has overspread the area from the Gulf of Mexico and when you step outside you can feel this muggy, oppressive, humid air. It’s just late morning and as the temperature continues to climb, puffy cumulus clouds begin to show up and as the day progresses these clouds begin ...

Black rock and brown sandstone

Isn’t it amazing that Appalachian Black Lung rates are the highest in nearly 50 years as coal miners protections stall while the Black Lung Trust Fund owes $3 billion to the US Treasury because of company bankruptcies and being under insured; all of this while the administration in June ...

Mountains are a metaphor for life

Just like life, mountains have peaks and valleys ups and downs. On July 13 of this year retired doctor Art Ulene became the oldest person to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa. July 13th was his 90th birthday and it is the day he reached the summit at 19,341 feet above sea level. He and his ...

Mid-summer report card

For some it has been a beautiful summer with lots of sunny days and just about the right amount of rain. The corn fields are happy with recent rains and folks with pools and golf outings have been able to enjoy being outside. We did have two visits from intense heat domes that brought some ...

A visit from the naughty boy

Already scientists are growing concerned over the possibility of a Super El Nino weather event developing and its effect on much of the world’s weather. Pacific water temperatures are already nearing 3 degrees above normal and while this may not seem like much one must remember we are ...

Better days ahead

The heat dome that was forecast to visit our region arrived in Southwestern Pennsylvania on June 29 when we experienced our first 90 degree day of the summer season. This was quickly followed by five more consecutive days of 94, 95, 96, 97, and back to 96 on the fourth of July. Along with the ...