Category Archives: Weather, Tides & Geography

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

Sleeping Through Another Shaker

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Mark Zeiger

When we awoke Saturday morning, Michelle found the slight layer of dust on the kitchen faucet mildly confusing. More so Aly’s phone message asking us if we’d felt the earthquake. Shortly after that, we heard (on NPR of all places) … Continue reading →

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Using Wind to Predict the New Year

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Mark Zeiger

At the turning of the year, as I gather the coming year’s astronomical data and track the weather, as we do at all times, I have been thinking of an old saying among the Highland Scottish that predicts the coming … Continue reading →

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