Daily Archives: March 1, 2025

Manhattan Project Victims

“Thirteen-year-old Barbara Kent (center) and her fellow campers play in a river near Ruidoso, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945, in the hours after the bomb’s detonation. Fallout flakes drifted down that day and for days afterward. “We thought [it] … Continue reading

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“Plants losing appetite for carbon dioxide”

According to the Guardian, plants don’t grow well in warm weather. “Plants losing appetite for carbon dioxide amid effects of warming climate” Plants losing appetite for carbon dioxide amid effects of warming climate | World news | The Guardian

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“Overcrowding and piles of rubbish”

If Republicans want to lose next year’s Congressional elections, there are few ways more effective than to ruin tens of millions of American’s summer vacations at National Parks. “Overcrowding and piles of rubbish: Elon Musk’s Doge cutbacks plunge America’s parks … Continue reading

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“Cruel and thoughtless”

My work (and most weather forecasters) depend on a large, reliable stream of data from NOAA. “‘Cruel and thoughtless’: Trump fires hundreds at US climate agency NOAA” “The majority of probationary employees in my office have been with the agency … Continue reading

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Cold Is Hot

War is Peace Freedom is Slavery Ignorance is Strength Cold is Hot “Most Americans who experienced severe winter weather see climate change at work, AP-NORC poll shows” Most Americans who experienced severe winter weather see climate change at work, AP-NORC … Continue reading

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Total Recall

The 1990 movie Total Recall was about an implanted memory in which Arnold Schwarzenegger Terraformed Mars by melting the ice.  The movie featured this car. Arnie had a few problems there with the low atmospheric pressure which caused his skin … Continue reading

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