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Much of the Hot Air Is Coming From Washington Jul. 25, 2023
Baby, it's hot outside. Right on cue, a New York Times headline links this surge in temperatures to ... Read More
Americans Have Never Been Less Threatened by 'Extreme Weather' Jun. 30, 2023
"Extreme heat kills more people in the United States than any other weather hazard," is the first cl... Read More
The Summer Solstice Jun. 13, 2023
Week of June 18-24, 2023 Long ago, when I was in grade school, I counted the days until the start o... Read More
Mars Visits the Beehive May. 23, 2023
Week of May 28 — June 3, 2023 At the beginning of June, the planet Mars will make a beautiful... Read More
Midwestern Weather: The Worst, Other Than Everywhere Else Mar. 11, 2023
It's a cold March day in the Midwest, with fresh-fallen snow on the ground, and this is about the ti... Read More
New Year Gets Chilling Reception Dec. 30, 2022
As the holiday season draws to a close, we have moved from a holiday based on gratitude to a celebra... Read More
Fighting off the Damaging Effects of Extreme Heat Jul. 29, 2022
As I relayed last week, Time magazine's Angela Haupt warned in a recent report that the wave of extr... Read More
Will an Early Heat Wave Bring Debate of Permanent Daylight Saving Time to a Boil? Jul. 22, 2022
Back in March, you might recall the rare event of a U.S. Senate united in agreement — in this ... Read More
Technology and Growth Are the Cures to Climate Doomsday Apr. 05, 2022
I guess you could mark me down as a "climate change skeptic." I'm not a climate scientist, so I have... Read More
Keeping Warm in Winter Depends on the Right Clothing Feb. 28, 2022
While living in California, I traveled to Colorado on business, booked into a nice hotel and settled... Read More
Use Pet-Safe De-Icer Instead of Rock Salt This Winter Jan. 06, 2022
Q: Icy sidewalk season is here. I've heard rock salt is hard on dogs' feet, but I'm not sure what to... Read More
Why Do We Encourage People to Live in Flood Zones? Oct. 27, 2021
It was once said of a Philadelphia Phillies outfielder renowned for his defensive prowess, "Two-thir... Read More
Vegetable Garden Questions Jun. 02, 2021
Q: We planted a new vegetable garden with a lot of different vegetable seeds. We killed the existing... Read More
In Praise of Bad Weather Mar. 12, 2021
There is joy in the air. That joy is misplaced. For that joy might kill us. I set down these words o... Read More
Tips to Stay Warm Feb. 22, 2021
DR. WALLACE: I'm lucky that I live in an area that has reasonable temperatures right now. But I rece... Read More
Texas Faces the Inconvenient Truth Behind Reliance on Fossil Fuels Feb. 19, 2021
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott tried to pull a fast one on millions of Texans suffering from mass... Read More
Garden Tools Nov. 04, 2020
In November, most of us will see our transition into winter, although many northern and high-altitud... Read More
Autumn Is Coming ... Thankfully! Sep. 17, 2020
Week of Sept. 20-26, 2020 Well, I don't know about you, but I've had just about as much of the summe... Read More
