Author Archives: Tony Heller

I was at about 9,500 feet this afternoon west of Los Alamos, NM, when it turned very cold and rainy.  On the drive back down, I could see a massive storm covering the Sangre de Cristo mountains about 20 miles … Continue reading →

At the end of June in 1890, massive low forest fires were burning up the mountains north of Santa Fe. Spokane Falls Daily Chronicle – Google News Archive Search This is what the burn area looked like on Father’s Day … Continue reading →

On June 14, 1897 temperatures around Chicago were well over 100 degrees. It was 106 at Aurora, Illinois and 108 at Winamac, Indiana. Medford Wisconsin was 100 degrees. Today’s forecast is nearly 30 degrees cooler at Aurora.   14 Jun … Continue reading →

Russian Northern Sea Route (NSR) dreams and fantasies are like Arctic ice, they just don’t melt away, however fruitless they come to be. Here’s latest: “Russia seeks to open its Arctic waters to world shipping” Ice-free Northern Sea Route, again. … Continue reading →