Category Archives: Weather, Tides & Geography

The physical world around us – weather, tides, and natural land features.

Groundhog Day, Alaska Style

Groundhog Day, February 2nd, is the only weather-related “holiday” on the calendar. Considering our lifestyle, you’d think that would make it the high holy day of our year. True, my family used to make a pretty big deal about it … Continue reading

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Smokin’!

I would call this a cold snap. When I arose just before 6:00 Monday morning, our outdoor digital thermometer showed 1°, but by the time the sun rose in the 9:00 hour, it had lowered to 0°. We decided not … Continue reading

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