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- Poison Ivy SoapOur mild Poison Ivy jewelweed Soap contains the juices from jewelweed, along with soothing coconut, olive and palm oils, to effectively remove the nasty urushiol (the invisible plant oil) that causes the itching, burning rash of poison ivy.
- Best Day Tasks for March 29, 2020Cut Firewood, Mow to Increase Growth, Host a Party, Travel...
- Current Moon Phase: Waxing CrescentThe Moon's current percentage of illumination is 22%.
- Gardening by the Moon for March 29, 2020Seeds planted now tend to rot in ground
- Fishing Calendar for March 29, 2020Evening - POOR
- Moon's Astrological Place for March 29, 2020♊ Gemini - Twins (Arms)
- Pre-order your copy of the 2019 Farmers' Almanac Today!The 2019 Farmers' Almanac is available for pre-order! (Ships August 13th)
Our mild Poison Ivy jewelweed Soap contains the juices from jewelweed, along with soothing coconut, olive and palm oils, to effectively remove the nasty urushiol (the invisible plant oil) that causes the itching, burning rash of poison ivy.
Cut Firewood, Mow to Increase Growth, Host a Party, Travel...
The Moon's current percentage of illumination is 22%.
Seeds planted now tend to rot in ground
Evening - POOR
♊ Gemini - Twins (Arms)
The 2019 Farmers' Almanac is available for pre-order! (Ships August 13th)
Weather News provided by BBC News Science & Environment©
- Heirloom plants: Saving the nation's seeds from extinctionThe incredible history of the UK's heirloom plants and why they're set to make a comeback.
- Coronavirus: OneWeb blames pandemic for collapseOneWeb, the high-profile London-based satellite start-up, files for bankruptcy protection in the US.
- Coronavirus: Lockdowns continue to suppress European pollutionNew data confirms the improvement in air quality over Europe - a by-product of the coronavirus crisis.
- Plastic: How to predict threats to animals in oceans and riversScientists find out more about the threats of plastic to thousands of fish, whales and other aquatic life.
- Climate change: 'Gob-smacking' vision for future UK transportPublic transport and active travel will be the "natural first choice", the Transport Secretary says.
- Neanderthals ate sharks and dolphinsNeanderthals were eating fish, mussels and seals at a site in present-day Portugal, according to a new study.
- Coronavirus: Pangolins found to carry related strainsSmuggled pangolins were carrying viruses closely related to the one sweeping the world, say scientists.
- Help needed to rescue UK's old rainfall recordsPre-1960s handwritten rain gauge data can inform drought and flood planning, but only if digitised.
- Great Barrier Reef suffers third mass bleaching in five yearsThe third such event in five years prompts scientists to renew urgent warnings about climate change.
- Coronavirus: Calls to protect great apes from threat of infectionThe possibility of infection in great apes like gorillas warrants the utmost caution, say experts.
- Climate change: Green energy plant threat to wilderness areasSolar, wind and hydro electric installations are often built in conservation areas.
- Fossil worm shows us our evolutionary beginningsA tiny, 555-million-year-old seafloor creature reveals why our bodies are organised the way they are.
- Mammal study explains 'why females live longer'Across wild mammal species, females live over 18% longer than males because of genetics and environment.
- Climate change: Earth's deepest ice canyon vulnerable to meltingNasa scientists probe Denman Glacier which fills the deepest land gorge on Earth.
- Machine 'could quadruple' heart and lung transplantsThe device managed to pump oxygenated blood into both organs in a world-first procedure.
- OneWeb increases mega-constellation to 74 satellitesThe London-based start-up expands its network with a Soyuz launch from Baikonur in Kazakhstan
- Diamond samples in Canada reveal size of lost continentA billion-year-old continent was larger than previously thought, Canadian geologists find.
- Coronavirus: Government is 'distilling best science'Greg Clark, the Commons Science Select Committee chair, praises government use of expert advice.
- Coronavirus: Air pollution and CO2 fall rapidly as virus spreadsSome regions show significant drops in air pollutants as the coronavirus hits work and travel.
- Electric car emissions myth 'busted'Fears that electric cars could actually increase carbon emissions are a baseless, a study suggests.
- Natural history TV 'boosts species awareness'Programmes, such as Sir David Attenborough's, triggered a greater interest in species.
- The 'climate doomers' preparing for society to fall apartFew scientists think climate change will cause society to collapse any time soon - but some people are getting ready anyway.
- Grace gravity mission captures Greenland ice lossThe US-German Grace satellites saw Greenland shed 600 billion tonnes of ice by the end of summer last year.
- What is climate change? A really simple guideBBC News looks at what we know and don't know about the Earth's changing climate.
- Climate change: Will planting millions of trees really save the planet?From Greta Thunberg to oil firms, people are pushing for more trees to be planted - but why?
- Climate change boosted Australia bushfire risk by at least 30%Scientists quantify the role played by warming in the country's recent bushfires.
- Greta Thunberg: What does the teenage climate change activist want?The Swedish teenager started a climate change protest that grew into a global movement of millions.
- Coronavirus: How can I shop or get deliveries and takeaways safely?If coronavirus can be transferred on to surfaces, safe food shopping presents challenges.
- Coronavirus: Nasa's Moon plans take a hitThe US space agency is suspending production and testing of its Moon rocket and capsule systems.
- Antarctic seal photo wins top prizeA drone photo of crabeater seals resting on an ice float is overall winner in a nature photography competition.
- Launching the Hubble Space Telescope: 'Our window into the Universe'How the launch of the Hubble telescope wasn't all plain sailing.
- Ancient tsunami may have struck Falkland IslandsEvidence of past underwater landslides suggests giant waves probably hit the British territory.
- Coronavirus: When will the outbreak end and life get back to normal?The huge challenge the world faces to find an exit strategy to end the lockdowns and return to normal.
- How to argue with a racist: Five myths debunkedStereotypes and myths about race are not just used by racists. Here's how to debunk five myths.
- US Space Force launches first national security missionThe United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
- Green sea turtles: Vulnerable animal's hatching season draws to closeThe green sea turtle is vulnerable to extinction as the climate warms, Australian scientists say.
- Coronavirus: Melbourne locals celebrate vivid sunrise 'amid the chaos'Locals post images of spectacular orange skies, with many describing it as a welcome distraction.
- Apollo 13: One family's agony and triumphOn 11 April 1970, the Lovells watched their husband and father blast off on an ill-fated mission to the Moon.
- Coronavirus: Chris Packham on Covid-19's impact on natureChris Packham says nature can help during self-isolation and considers coronavirus's environmental impact.
The incredible history of the UK's heirloom plants and why they're set to make a comeback.
OneWeb, the high-profile London-based satellite start-up, files for bankruptcy protection in the US.
New data confirms the improvement in air quality over Europe - a by-product of the coronavirus crisis.
Scientists find out more about the threats of plastic to thousands of fish, whales and other aquatic life.
Public transport and active travel will be the "natural first choice", the Transport Secretary says.
Neanderthals were eating fish, mussels and seals at a site in present-day Portugal, according to a new study.
Smuggled pangolins were carrying viruses closely related to the one sweeping the world, say scientists.
Pre-1960s handwritten rain gauge data can inform drought and flood planning, but only if digitised.
The third such event in five years prompts scientists to renew urgent warnings about climate change.
The possibility of infection in great apes like gorillas warrants the utmost caution, say experts.
Solar, wind and hydro electric installations are often built in conservation areas.
A tiny, 555-million-year-old seafloor creature reveals why our bodies are organised the way they are.
Across wild mammal species, females live over 18% longer than males because of genetics and environment.
Nasa scientists probe Denman Glacier which fills the deepest land gorge on Earth.
The device managed to pump oxygenated blood into both organs in a world-first procedure.
The London-based start-up expands its network with a Soyuz launch from Baikonur in Kazakhstan
A billion-year-old continent was larger than previously thought, Canadian geologists find.
Greg Clark, the Commons Science Select Committee chair, praises government use of expert advice.
Some regions show significant drops in air pollutants as the coronavirus hits work and travel.
Fears that electric cars could actually increase carbon emissions are a baseless, a study suggests.
Programmes, such as Sir David Attenborough's, triggered a greater interest in species.
Few scientists think climate change will cause society to collapse any time soon - but some people are getting ready anyway.
The US-German Grace satellites saw Greenland shed 600 billion tonnes of ice by the end of summer last year.
BBC News looks at what we know and don't know about the Earth's changing climate.
From Greta Thunberg to oil firms, people are pushing for more trees to be planted - but why?
Scientists quantify the role played by warming in the country's recent bushfires.
The Swedish teenager started a climate change protest that grew into a global movement of millions.
If coronavirus can be transferred on to surfaces, safe food shopping presents challenges.
The US space agency is suspending production and testing of its Moon rocket and capsule systems.
A drone photo of crabeater seals resting on an ice float is overall winner in a nature photography competition.
How the launch of the Hubble telescope wasn't all plain sailing.
Evidence of past underwater landslides suggests giant waves probably hit the British territory.
The huge challenge the world faces to find an exit strategy to end the lockdowns and return to normal.
Stereotypes and myths about race are not just used by racists. Here's how to debunk five myths.
The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The green sea turtle is vulnerable to extinction as the climate warms, Australian scientists say.
Locals post images of spectacular orange skies, with many describing it as a welcome distraction.
On 11 April 1970, the Lovells watched their husband and father blast off on an ill-fated mission to the Moon.
Chris Packham says nature can help during self-isolation and considers coronavirus's environmental impact.
National Geographic©
- Chemical Exposure Linked to Billions in Health Care CostsChemicals that mimic estrogen and other hormones are costing the EU $175 billion per year in health care, according to new research.
- As Smog Thins in L.A., Dramatic Evidence of Kids' Healthier LungsNew study shows Los Angeles-area kids have fewer breathing problems now than they did in the 1990s.
- Lack of Snow Leaves California's 'Water Tower' Running LowRising temperatures and declining snowpack in the mountains mean that the drought across the western U.S. is about to get even worse.
- Arctic Ship Breaks Free of Ice for Historic Expedition A Norwegian research vessel will spend six months on the sea ice to study the changing Arctic.
- How Geothermal Could Cleanly Power the Planet: Indonesia's TaleThe Earth's heat could power homes and businesses worldwide, but it's barely been tapped. Indonesia is trying to change that.
- Dramatic New Video Shows Volcano Forming an IslandA fast growing island off Japan is seen in new video from the Japanese Coast Guard.
- Corn for Home Heat: A Green Idea That Never Quite Popped Some enterprising Americans burn kernels to keep warm in winter, but there's a reason the green heating concept hasn't taken off.
- What You Don't Know About History's Most Famous ScientistsIn the 11th and 12th centuries, Muslim scientists were way ahead of contemporaries in Christian Europe.
- New Theory Behind Dozens of Craters Found in SiberiaScientists say melting pingos, and not methane hydrates, are likely to blame for the dramatic craters.
- Miami's Choice: Bigger Ships or Coral Reefs?Dredging in Biscayne Bay inflicts heavy damage on North America's only coral reef tract.
- Quirky Winds Fuel Brazil's Devastating Drought, Amazon's Flooding With severe water shortages in Brazil's cities and destructive floods in the Amazon, the boom-and-bust phenomenon may be South America's new normal.
- 'Shark Lady' Eugenie Clark, Famed Marine Biologist, Has DiedEugenie Clark, a marine biologist and ichthyologist, who died on Wednesday, helped the public understand and appreciate the much maligned shark.
- Canadian First Nations Seek to Protect Forest HomelandBy winning protection for their boreal forest, indigenous Canadians help slow global warming.
- Panama Canal: Superhighway for Invasive Species?The Panama Canal is being widened. That means bigger ships and more cargo for Gulf and East Coast ports-and more alien species too.
- 'This Is Really Extreme Science': Adrift in the Arctic Ice With a Shipload of NorwegiansOur correspondent reports from a Norwegian research ship that's drifting inside the Arctic ice cap, gathering data needed to predict its future.
- Two Reasons Why Obama's Keystone Veto Won't Decide PipelineThe never-ending saga of the Keystone XL pipeline gets new twists with potential problems in Nebraska and South Dakota.
- New U.S. Dietary Recommendations First to Consider Environmental Impact"Linking health, dietary guidance, and the environment will promote human health," new guidelines say.
- Ancient Fellowship of Fishermen, Dolphins at Risk in MyanmarFishing gangs on the Irrawaddy River use electricity to illegally increase their catch.
- Nearly 200 Whales Stranded on New Zealand BeachNearly 200 pilot whales are stranded on a New Zealand beach, prompting a massive rescue effort.
- 100 Years Later, Antarctic Explorers' Huts Look Frozen in TimeWhiskey and all, the wooden dwellings of early explorers now look as they did during the first treks to the continent, thanks to a decade-long restoration effort.
- New Study Shows Plastic in Oceans Is on the RiseThe amount of trash flowing into the world's oceans is worse than thought—eight million tons a year, says new study.
- Mysterious Sea Lion Die-Off Strikes Again on California CoastTiny sea lion pups are washing up on beaches in unusually high numbers—for the third winter in a row.
- Fighting Over Herring—the Little Fish That Feeds MultitudesPacific herring stocks are shadows of their former abundance. But the Canadian government wants to reopen fishing off British Columbia.
- To Save Coral Reefs, First Save the MangrovesCoral reefs are in danger of bleaching in open water, but in the sheltering roots of mangroves, some have found a home.
- National Academy: There’s a Good and a Bad Way to “Geoengineer” the PlanetWe should be figuring out how to pull CO₂ back out of the atmosphere, says a National Research Council report. But we should be wary of launching a planet-cooling chemical sunshade.
Chemicals that mimic estrogen and other hormones are costing the EU $175 billion per year in health care, according to new research.
New study shows Los Angeles-area kids have fewer breathing problems now than they did in the 1990s.
Rising temperatures and declining snowpack in the mountains mean that the drought across the western U.S. is about to get even worse.
A Norwegian research vessel will spend six months on the sea ice to study the changing Arctic.
The Earth's heat could power homes and businesses worldwide, but it's barely been tapped. Indonesia is trying to change that.
A fast growing island off Japan is seen in new video from the Japanese Coast Guard.
Some enterprising Americans burn kernels to keep warm in winter, but there's a reason the green heating concept hasn't taken off.
In the 11th and 12th centuries, Muslim scientists were way ahead of contemporaries in Christian Europe.
Scientists say melting pingos, and not methane hydrates, are likely to blame for the dramatic craters.
Dredging in Biscayne Bay inflicts heavy damage on North America's only coral reef tract.
With severe water shortages in Brazil's cities and destructive floods in the Amazon, the boom-and-bust phenomenon may be South America's new normal.
Eugenie Clark, a marine biologist and ichthyologist, who died on Wednesday, helped the public understand and appreciate the much maligned shark.
By winning protection for their boreal forest, indigenous Canadians help slow global warming.
The Panama Canal is being widened. That means bigger ships and more cargo for Gulf and East Coast ports-and more alien species too.
Our correspondent reports from a Norwegian research ship that's drifting inside the Arctic ice cap, gathering data needed to predict its future.
The never-ending saga of the Keystone XL pipeline gets new twists with potential problems in Nebraska and South Dakota.
"Linking health, dietary guidance, and the environment will promote human health," new guidelines say.
Fishing gangs on the Irrawaddy River use electricity to illegally increase their catch.
Nearly 200 pilot whales are stranded on a New Zealand beach, prompting a massive rescue effort.
Whiskey and all, the wooden dwellings of early explorers now look as they did during the first treks to the continent, thanks to a decade-long restoration effort.
The amount of trash flowing into the world's oceans is worse than thought—eight million tons a year, says new study.
Tiny sea lion pups are washing up on beaches in unusually high numbers—for the third winter in a row.
Pacific herring stocks are shadows of their former abundance. But the Canadian government wants to reopen fishing off British Columbia.
Coral reefs are in danger of bleaching in open water, but in the sheltering roots of mangroves, some have found a home.
We should be figuring out how to pull CO₂ back out of the atmosphere, says a National Research Council report. But we should be wary of launching a planet-cooling chemical sunshade.
The American Meteorological Society©
- What do? “Decision-making under meteorological uncertainty” for a Famous War-Time ForecastThe success of the D-Day Invasion of Normandy was due in part to one of history’s most famous weather forecasts, but new research shows this scientific success resulted more from luck than skill. Oft-neglected historical documentation, including audio files of top-secret phone calls, shows the forecasters were experiencing a situation still researched and practiced today: “decision-making […]
- COVID-19 and the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterpriseby Mary Glackin, AMS President In normal times, our thousands of AMS professionals and colleagues are completely dedicated to helping people make the best possible weather-, water-, and climate-related decisions. In this COVID-19 period, were not just providing critical information; we are also receiving it. We are each of us following guidance from public health […]
- AMS’s New Culture and Inclusion Cabinetby Keith L. Seitter, CCM, AMS Executive Director One of the AMS Core Values is: “We believe that a diverse, inclusive, and respectful community is essential for our science.” AMS lives this value, which is articulated in the Centennial Update to the AMS Strategic Goals. We work to foster a culture that celebrates our diversity, […]
- Snowflake Selfies as Meteo Teaching ToolsUndergrads at Penn State recently took to their cellphones to mingle with and snap pics of tiny snowflakes to reinforce meteorological concepts. The class, called “Snowflake Selfies” and described in a new paper in BAMS, was designed to use low-cost, low-tech methods that can be widely adapted at other institutions to engage students in hands-on […]
- Observations without Fear: NOAA’s Drones for Hurricane HuntingNowhere is it more dangerous to fly in a hurricane than right near the roiling surface of the ocean. These days, hurricane hunting aircraft wisely steer clear of this boundary layer, but as a result observations at the bottom of the atmosphere where we experience storms are scarce. Enter the one kind of plane that’s fearless about filling this […]
- The Perils of Rime MushroomsMountain climber Dmitry Golovchenko captured tremendous video of the February 27 collapse of a “rime mushroom” atop Patagonia’s Cerro Torre. These are bulbs of massively accumulated rime—built up in the freezing of moisture in winds pounding at the peak over time. The mushrooms increase the difficulty of this infamous climb of more than 3,000 meters, but never more so than when their […]
- Scratch that Cat: Revising the Saffir-Simpson ScaleIn recent years minimum sea level pressure (MSLP) measured in a hurricane’s eye has become “a much better predictor of hurricane damage” than the maximum sustained wind speed (Vmax) upon which the revered Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale is based. New research by seasonal hurricane forecaster Phil Klotzbach et al. finds that MSLP is also more accurately measurable […]
- “Megaflashes”: How Long Can a Lightning Discharge Be?Even though Earth’s atmosphere is laced by more than a billion brilliant discharges of electricity every year, lightning itself never seems ordinary. But there’s a broad range of lightning, and sometimes, at the extreme, it’s possible to recognize a difference between the ordinary and amazing, even among lightning flashes. The challenge is finding and observing […]
- What a Launch!…and More GEMS to FollowNothing quite like watching lift-off…here’s the video sequence from Arianespace showing the flight of the rocket carrying South Korea’s GEMS satellite instrument into space earlier this week. GEMS–the Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer–is a centerpiece of the Asian contribution to a triad of geostationary satellite missions watching air quality in some of the most pollution-prone urban centers of the world. The […]
- What If: Hurricane Michael’s Extensive Wind Swath Would Devastate Houston, NWS says“In summary, it’s going to be bad.” That’s how Jeff Evans with the NWS in Houston/Galveston began Wednesday’s presentation, “What if Hurricane Michael Struck Houston? An Examination of Inland Wind Damage,” at the AMS 100th Annual Meeting in Boston. He was boots on the ground after Hurricane Michael slammed the panhandle as a Category 5 […]
The success of the D-Day Invasion of Normandy was due in part to one of history’s most famous weather forecasts, but new research shows this scientific success resulted more from luck than skill. Oft-neglected historical documentation, including audio files of top-secret phone calls, shows the forecasters were experiencing a situation still researched and practiced today: “decision-making […]
by Mary Glackin, AMS President In normal times, our thousands of AMS professionals and colleagues are completely dedicated to helping people make the best possible weather-, water-, and climate-related decisions. In this COVID-19 period, were not just providing critical information; we are also receiving it. We are each of us following guidance from public health […]
by Keith L. Seitter, CCM, AMS Executive Director One of the AMS Core Values is: “We believe that a diverse, inclusive, and respectful community is essential for our science.” AMS lives this value, which is articulated in the Centennial Update to the AMS Strategic Goals. We work to foster a culture that celebrates our diversity, […]
Undergrads at Penn State recently took to their cellphones to mingle with and snap pics of tiny snowflakes to reinforce meteorological concepts. The class, called “Snowflake Selfies” and described in a new paper in BAMS, was designed to use low-cost, low-tech methods that can be widely adapted at other institutions to engage students in hands-on […]
Nowhere is it more dangerous to fly in a hurricane than right near the roiling surface of the ocean. These days, hurricane hunting aircraft wisely steer clear of this boundary layer, but as a result observations at the bottom of the atmosphere where we experience storms are scarce. Enter the one kind of plane that’s fearless about filling this […]
Mountain climber Dmitry Golovchenko captured tremendous video of the February 27 collapse of a “rime mushroom” atop Patagonia’s Cerro Torre. These are bulbs of massively accumulated rime—built up in the freezing of moisture in winds pounding at the peak over time. The mushrooms increase the difficulty of this infamous climb of more than 3,000 meters, but never more so than when their […]
In recent years minimum sea level pressure (MSLP) measured in a hurricane’s eye has become “a much better predictor of hurricane damage” than the maximum sustained wind speed (Vmax) upon which the revered Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale is based. New research by seasonal hurricane forecaster Phil Klotzbach et al. finds that MSLP is also more accurately measurable […]
Even though Earth’s atmosphere is laced by more than a billion brilliant discharges of electricity every year, lightning itself never seems ordinary. But there’s a broad range of lightning, and sometimes, at the extreme, it’s possible to recognize a difference between the ordinary and amazing, even among lightning flashes. The challenge is finding and observing […]
Nothing quite like watching lift-off…here’s the video sequence from Arianespace showing the flight of the rocket carrying South Korea’s GEMS satellite instrument into space earlier this week. GEMS–the Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer–is a centerpiece of the Asian contribution to a triad of geostationary satellite missions watching air quality in some of the most pollution-prone urban centers of the world. The […]
“In summary, it’s going to be bad.” That’s how Jeff Evans with the NWS in Houston/Galveston began Wednesday’s presentation, “What if Hurricane Michael Struck Houston? An Examination of Inland Wind Damage,” at the AMS 100th Annual Meeting in Boston. He was boots on the ground after Hurricane Michael slammed the panhandle as a Category 5 […]
