Last year at this time, I was already talking on KOIN Local 6 Newscasts about what you see to the right: La Nina conditions developing for fall & winter 2010. Now, months after La Nina vanished, NOAA forecasters that study climate have issued a "La Nina Watch" for the globe for late fall … [Read more...]
Giant Icebergs Created By Japan Tsunami
You're looking at the icy shores of Antarctica--8,000 miles from Japan. It's a place called the Sulzberger Ice Shelf. This satellite image on the right was taken on March 11, 2011--just hours after that day's great Japan quake and Tsunami. I want you to notice some of the pieces that are … [Read more...]
Sun Spots So Big, They Could Swallow The Earth
At first glance, they look like crop circles. Or maybe part of a bright painting in a museum somewhere. But no, what you see here is double sun spot #1263 as seen on August 2, 2011. NASA says each part of the 'double' is big enough to swallow the earth. So I added the mini-earths to this … [Read more...]
Fabio Doing The Weather: I Taught Him All He Knows
Here I am, standing next to Fabio in the KOIN Local 6 studios in Portland, Oregon. His biceps have me beat. But I'm pretty sure I taught him all he knows about doing the weather! I was at the store about a week ago buying corn on the cob. And since I butter corn and wrap it up before … [Read more...]
An Interview With All Star Rafting’s Silas Lewis
Yesterday was one of my favorite days of the year. Rafting day. It's an annual guided Whitewater Rafting trip with some friends and some family. We leave Portland early in the morning and drive over Mt. Hood to Maupin, Oregon. The town is Oregon's whitewater rafting capital, for … [Read more...]
Portland Summer Trend: Weather Is Nicer On Weekends
I had to do the math twice on this one. Because even I didn't believe it. But it's true. Here in Portland, Oregon's cool summer of 2011...if you're seeing a view like this with the KOIN Tower under brilliant blue sky...it's probably a weekend! Does Murphy know we're breaking his law? … [Read more...]
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