Aug 23 2010
I adore Mark Morford, but I never thought I’d be quoting him on this blog. From his recent column in SFGate (emphasis mine): Wouldn’t it be horrible if all this stunning, insanely mounting, irrefutable evidence — death, floods, fires, heat waves, the worst this and the most violent that in 1,000 years — were some [...]
Aug 19 2010
This, from National Geographic (one of the best sources I’ve found for info on changing ocean trends): For centuries, artists from Hokusai to Hopper have used the ocean‘s colors to move people. Now a new study says they have the power to move hurricanes too. What’s more, global warming may already be changing the ocean’s [...]
Jun 25 2010
HT to the fabulous Patrick Kearney, NASA’s Global Temperature Anomaly map for May 2010. Note… these are anomalies. “compared to average temperatures for the same time of year from 1951 to 1980.” This is not just “man, it’s hot today!” kinds of changes. This is a beautiful (if chilling) view of a planet that is [...]
Apr 14 2010
I am talking about the Weems & Plath 4002 Electronic Barometer. I bought this thing based on a recommendation from Shirley Doell at Waypoints. And it has turned out to be an awesome little piece. Unlike a traditional barometer, because of the graphing function, you can see the change in the pressure clearly. It’s got [...]
Jan 26 2010
This just cracks me up: Maximum height of extreme waves up dramatically in Pacific Northwest … Using more sophisticated techniques that account for the “non-stationarity” in the wave height record, researchers say the 100-year wave height could actually exceed 55 feet, with impacts that would dwarf those expected from sea level rise in coming decades. Increased [...]
Oct 11 2009
Everyone from NOAA to the Coast Guard is telling us that there’s a storm coming and it’s gonna be big: Coast Guard: “Potent Storm” Approaching Bay Area The U.S. Coast Guard is strongly recommending that Bay Area boaters avoid taking to the water early next week because of a storm that is expected to bring [...]
Feb 04 2008
I am absolutely sick to death of the rain. This is, natch, not a unique sentiment around here this year. Given half an opportunity, pretty much everyone I know will hold forth about how they’re really, really done (really done) with the wetness. I hear from my landlubber pals that the ants are invading in [...]
Dec 14 2007
The last two mornings have had the most spectacular sunrises. This morning, the entire sky was puffy and pink and purple and red, stretching across the entire eastern horizon, with colors deepening across half an hour of my time. So spectacular that I didn’t even want to photograph it, because these things never come out [...]
Nov 08 2007
It is a great day to not go sailing. The fog yesterday was really thick. I couldn’t even really see the marina wall, which is saying something, because we’re berthed right next to the thing. And then my pal Jonathan sent me this. If you look on a map, this is really, really close to [...]
May 27 2007
This morning, Jason received a phone call from Chevron, Inc. This seemed, well, odd. Until he answered, and discovered that Cap’n Ken and Minor had stopped in to this fuel station, “the first thing you see out of Mexico,” to refuel, and Cap’n Ken was in such a hurry, he had the fuel dock guys [...]
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