You know, it was a nice break. Along the Gulf Coast, we haven’t been bothered by a tropical system since Beta back on September 23rd. A full 10 days with nothing in the tropics to harass us! It’s been nice. But… via GIPHY From the NHC The National Hurricane Center says there is a high chance for development int eh… Read more →
The other day, I was considering changing back to “Standard Time” in a few weeks and I started thinking about all of the abstract ways humans think about Time. Not to get too into the weeds here, but the time we keep, at least as a human construct, is really weird. Time is wasting, time is walking Hootie and the… Read more →
I have posted about astronomical “buzz cuts” before, but this one takes it to a new level. Asteroid 2020 SW is about to get really, really close to Earth. According to NASA, an asteroid will pass between the Earth and the Moon during the next 24 hours. The large piece of Space Rock is about 5-to-10 meters in length, about… Read more →
Because why not, right? If there is anything the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season has taught me, it is that Professor Nicholson was right: “All the rules always apply… except when they don’t.” Having back-to-back systems in the Gulf, when one of those systems was the first wave to enter the gulf, but the second wave to develop in the Gulf,… Read more →
On the heels of Hurricane Sally, the National Hurricane Center is watching a different tropical disturbance in the Gulf, simultaneously. This area moved past the northern Gulf Coast last weekend and has been parked in the Bay of Campeche for the last few days. From the NHC Here is a look at the latest discussion from the National Hurricane Center…… Read more →
