Monthly Archives: April 2012

Chances are, you’ve heard of the first, but not the second. Both were vessels. Both sank, disastrously. Both tragedies occurred in April. The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912…100 years ago this month. The Sultana sank in the early morning … Continue reading →

How serious are those rising weather satellite costs? Here’s a comparison. If you’re reading this, chances are good you have a smartphone. That bling and a few apps might have set you back something like $100. And as the technology … Continue reading →

So all of us have slept on the idea…sort of…for six days. Even with the added reflection, it still looks to be a bad move. And here’s why. But first, let’s step back for a moment. It’s easy to see … Continue reading →

Maybe not CJS’ best idea. Looking for bi-partisanship in the Congress? Of course we are. America faces big problems. We’ve elected and sent members of Congress to Washington to wrestle with them on our behalf. We hope and pray that … Continue reading →

100 years ago last night, the passenger liner Titanic struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sank two hours later. She carried over 2200 people – some of the world’s richest, and maybe 1000 of the poorest, the latter … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon a tornado ripped through Norman, Oklahoma, doing what tornadoes do best; hopscotching along and ripping up the place everywhere it touched down. It uprooted trees and knocked down their power-pole counterparts, cutting off electrical power to thousands, tore … Continue reading →

“Listen earnestly to anything your children want to tell you, no matter what. If you don’t listen eagerly to the little stuff when they are little, they won’t tell you the big stuff when they are big, because to them … Continue reading →

For the past week, the WAS*IS community has been mourning the termination of NOAA support for that program as such. Over the past few days, however, the conversation has turned to how the vision and purposes of WAS*IS and other … Continue reading →

For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the message was lost. For want of a … Continue reading →

Google WAS*IS and that first entry looks really intriguing. It’s entitled NCAR – Weather and Society*Integrated Studies…and the little snippet of text you catch there adds “Weather and Society*Integrated Studies is a grassroots movement that is changing the weather enterprise … Continue reading →