FH spotlight: Pacific NW lighthouses, with author Elinor DeWire, Saturday
Courtesy of Jessica DeWire
Historian, author Elinor DeWire presents an 'armchair' virtual tour of Pacific Northwest lighthouses, Saturday, May 19, at San Juan Historical Museum Resource Center, 425 Price Street, beginning at 3 p.m.
May 16, 2012
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U.S. Climate Versus Weather Computers: Climate Wins
Why is the U.S. government provide hugely more computer resources for climate prediction than weather prediction? And why is far more emphasis given to climate prediction research than weather prediction research and development?In some past blogs I talked about the unfortunate lack of computer resources available to the National Weather Service (NWS), resulting in the...
Tim Lance benefit dinner, May 25
Lance, a fixture in the local music scene and former Marketplace dairy manager, is recovering from a life-threatening staph infection, MRSA, which he contracted during a nine-day stay at a mainland hospital following surgery for severe stomach pains early this year.
May 15, 2012
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One Day At a Time
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Cold Records with Warm Temperatures
On Saturday it became toasty here in Northwest, with many locations gets into the 70s and lower 80s. Yet a number of locations exprienced daily minimum temperature records in the morning--here is the proof from the National Climatic Data Center records website. The blue dot indicate a tie for the record and stations with an...
Friday Harbor spotlight: plight of Asia's Moon Bear, May 16
Spend an evening with Animals Asia US Director Lance Morgan to find out about the inhumane treatment of Asia's endangered Moon Bear, and how you might help put an end to it.
May 11, 2012
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Summer in May
It is a climatological oddity of Northwest meteorology that we often get a period of very warm, dry weather sometime in the second or third week of May, followed by a retreat into the dismal June Gloom. Well folks, we are about to have the heat wave--one that will bring near 80F temps to Seattle,...
The Windiest Place along the West Coast
As the U.S. West Coast enters the warm season, one area is getting very windy, particularly during the afternoon and evenings. Day after day this region will be hit by 20-30 mph winds, often with higher gusts. A region, where the afternoon is often too windy to be on the beach, with wind-driven sandy stinging...
Marine 'Moms', offspring under the microscope
Find out what goes for newborns in the microscopic world of the sea, as UW Friday Harbor Labs and San Juan Nature Institute join forces in presenting: “Marine Mothers and their offspring,” May 12, at the Labs’ lecture theater, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. And just in time for Mother’s Day, too.
May 8, 2012
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Soil Temperatures and Gardening
The question that many amateur gardeners like myself often ask is:Why are my seeds not germinating and rotting in the soil?When will the soil be warm enough to sow my seeds or transplant my plants? Well, I don't pretend to be an expert in this, but I suspect it has something to do so with...
Warmth Returns
You don't need to be a meteorologist to know that we have been substantially cooler than normal the past five days--on both sides of the Cascades. Here is a sample from Seattle and Pasco. Roughly 5-10F below normal on the max temps. The reason? A persistent trough over the Northwest, as shown by this upper level...
