A late summer snowfall blanketed the mountains of Montana and Wyoming with several inches of snow this past week. While it did create a few problems for visitors to Yellowstone, Glacier and the Tetons, the snow helped to dampen the smoke from recent forest fires.The cooler air associated with ...
Scientists like to tell us our world began about 14 billion years ago. Some people think differently, however. Since this is a scientific article, we will go with the older version.After billions of years, a new star was born which became our sun. Gas, dust and flaming rocks were flying around ...
Most folks in Southwestern Pennsylvania would agree that this has been a wet year. In Pittsburgh, the national Weather Service has reported rainfall some 9 inches above normal for our area.Average rainfall rates for most of the area are averaging between 6 and 10 inches above average. Almost ...
Life seems to be so complex today. Was it always this way and I was so busy I didn鈥檛 have time to notice? Does it really rain more? Is it hotter, colder, drier or wetter than it was in the past? We live in a time when every storm and perhaps even every snowflake is captured on film. Years ...
We all know the story of Ben Franklin and his kite. In addition to his experiment with electricity, he also kept a record of the weather. Since he traveled often and for long periods of time, his weather data did not have much consistency.Thomas Jefferson on the other hand grew up with an ...
As we approach the first days of August, it will be hard to realize that summer is well on its way and those vacation plans need to be made. Hopefully, you have been able to enjoy some of the nice weather we have had. Summer heat this year is widespread.The weather headlines are all about the ...
