Links to Female hurricanes are deadlier than male hurricanes have been circulating around the Web. However, see:

• Hurricanes with male names are at least as deadly as those with female names
• Why Have Female Hurricanes Killed More People Than Male Ones?

2013 Is the Fourth Hottest Year on Record

Believe It Or Not, Last Month Was One Of The Hottest Januaries Ever Recorded

While the United States of America is a big country, its total extent is only about 2% of the Earth's total surface area. Our local fluctuations do not mean much for the overall global totals.

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This shows the role of luck in scientific discovery:

a team of researchers serendipitously observed ball lightning at a time when they had the right equipment to study it. Jianyong Cen, Ping Yuan, and Simin Xue were in the field measuring the properties of ordinary lightning when they happened to catch ball lightning with both their ( Read more... )

Happy (Chilly) New Year

It has been cold here in Minnesota, and Monday will be even colder, with an expected high around -15oF/-26oC. All K-12 public schools will be closed, per an order from Governor Dayton this morning. So a lot of Minnesota parents are going to be stuck at home (even the zoo will be closed) with their kids. How to cope.....

At 3:25 PM The Four ( Read more... )

2013 confirmed as Australia's hottest year on record

Australia Rings In The New Year With Record-Breaking Heat Wave

We have had some chilly months here in Minnesota, but ....

Earth had third warmest May on record (tie with 1998 and 2005)

The global temperature has been above average now 339 straight months (more than 28 years). The last time global temperatures were below average (February, 1985), the Chevrolet Celebrity was among the top selling cars.

Irish Class, March 11, 2013 Rang Gaeilge, 11ú lá Mí na Márta 2013

[Missed class because I fell on some ice and broke a rib. However, here are my notes on the homework]
( Léigh tuilleadh )

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On December 8 Metro Transit added a new express bus line to downtown Minneapolis, where I work. The northern terminus of this bus line is about 1¼ miles from ( Read more... )

A cold day in Minnesota, -4oF/-20oC. I had the day off, but it was too cold to go anywhere. So I did a woodworking experiment. I had this homemade cane, about a yard long:
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