Earth is losing her sea ice. Arctic sea ice was at record low extent for the time of the year on March 24, 2017, as illustrated by the image below.As the image below shows, on March 24, 2017, Arctic sea ice featured many cracks (top of Greenland...

Republicans consistently rave about Ronald Reagan as one of the twentieth century's greatest presidents.  There is more than a little yearning for Reagan in their attitudes to Donald Trump. Trump himself is an admirer of the 40th president...

NASA just released temperature data for February 2017. Should we be worried? Yes, there are many reasons to be very worried. Let's go back in time. This is from a post written ten years ago:We may suddenly face a future in which many if not most...

Seafloor methane often missed in measurementsLarge amounts of methane are erupting from the seafloor of the Arctic Ocean. These methane eruptions are often missed by measuring stations, because these stations are located on land, while measurements...

I have not done one of these in a long time! However, I am "currently" procrastinating doing a few other things, so why not? Reading:  The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. Loving: The weather, working in the yard, running friends and cottage cheese...

[ click on images to enlarge ]On March 2, 2017, Antarctic sea ice extent was at a record low since satellite readings started. As the image on the right shows, sea ice extent in 2017 (light blue) around Antarctica has been more than 1 million...

For a short month, February was chock full of stuff! Even during the short week after Presidents' Day weekend, it seemed like we crammed seven days worth of work into four days! In addition, I spent much weekend time working in the yard/backyard...