tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989698750284174112024-02-20T07:15:19.705-08:00TODAY'S BIG WEATHER STORY IS...Weather, info & pics of the Lewis/Clark Valley (Lewiston, Idaho/Clarkston, Washington) and the Inland NWAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17742144696682208242noreply@blogger.comBlogger278125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198969875028417411.post-64065941227907640012019-02-10T15:51:00.000-08:002019-02-10T16:06:40.665-08:00Seattle's Snowiest February in 70 Years! and 2 more Storms Moving In<div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8719999999999999; margin-bottom: 19pt; margin-top: 11pt; padding: 0pt 30pt 0pt 30pt;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitp9581c6EdT5EsInumoPmSyMYrfR-Q9-CoL2kFEEK7kYeWrRryK7Fui7ZgYRrjrDtFIeO6wm53KacXzdoykHVrdcDLEjLu7odisHgjVUh6x_fYidOeMeoEEuAQHrLHFM70_Fs1tYA5_Pg/s1600/power+lines.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="590" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitp9581c6EdT5EsInumoPmSyMYrfR-Q9-CoL2kFEEK7kYeWrRryK7Fui7ZgYRrjrDtFIeO6wm53KacXzdoykHVrdcDLEjLu7odisHgjVUh6x_fYidOeMeoEEuAQHrLHFM70_Fs1tYA5_Pg/s200/power+lines.png" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After a winter’s worth of snow brought major disruptions to the Seattle area to start the weekend (flights cancelled, banks & schools closed early, store shelves empty, power outages), the unusual parade of snowstorms will continue this week with record cold bringing more hazards.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The biggest snowstorm since February 2017</span><a href="https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/photos-heavy-snow-slams-washington-and-oregon-triggering-major-travel-disruptions/70007391" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">brought 6-10 inches to the area from Friday afternoon to Saturday morning</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That includes 7.9 inches at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The last snowstorm of that magnitude slammed Seattle in early February 2017, when the airport recorded 7.1 inches. With a total of 10.6 inches, this month is now the city's snowiest February since 1949.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"The snowstorm spanning Friday night to Saturday morning was the second of this month in Seattle," according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson. The first week of February started with 3-8 inches of snow in the Seattle area.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-weight: 600;">Attractions include free public walks, a paid bicycle ride and an 8k run along both the viaduct and tunnel. There will be children's science activities, musicians and food trucks at each end. </span><br />
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Crowds of 50,000 people or more are expected to say goodbye to the Alaskan Way Viaduct and hello to the Highway 99 tunnel during weekend events Feb. 2-3.<br />
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The viaduct closed permanently Jan. 11. <span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.5pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The party falls in February, when connecting ramps to the tunnel are finished. Tunnel traffic will start during the week following the party, about the same time major deck demolition of the viaduct gets started, said Dave Sowers, Highway 99 deputy administrator for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).</span></h3>
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The viaduct’s allure is well-established. <span style="font-weight: normal;">Back in October 2011, a commemorative walk attracted 3,200 people to watch the <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/news/3200-show-up-for-commemorative-viaduct-walk/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0777b3; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">beginning of a nine-day demolition</span></a><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> of the structure’s southern half. This April, 7,000 people joined a Cascade Bicycle Club ride on the viaduct and Interstate 5 express lanes, under drizzly skies.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">February weather won’t be much of a deterrent to bicyclists, said <a href="https://www.cascade.org/blog/2015/11/cascade-welcomes-brent-tongco" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0777b3; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brent Tongco</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #231f20;">, marketing director for Cascade.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #231f20;"> </span><i><u><span style="color: #666666;">“It’s truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”.</span></u></i></span></span></span></h3>
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<li><b>An <a href="https://fizzevents.enmotive.com/events/register/tunnel-to-viaduct-8k" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.5pt; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre;"><span style="color: #0777b3; font-size: 14.5pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">8-kilometer fun run</span></a></b><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.5pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.5pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and walk through the new tunnel, the viaduct and the old Battery Street Tunnel, at 7:30 a.m., sponsored by engineering firm HTNB. Registration fee is $35.</span></li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17742144696682208242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198969875028417411.post-83301187406265097722019-01-13T18:08:00.001-08:002019-01-18T11:51:23.208-08:00Everything You Need to Know about the SUPER BLOOD WOLF MOON<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is everything you need to know about the special celestial show.</span><span style="font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What Is a Super Blood Wolf Moon? </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">According to the </span><a href="https://www.almanac.com/blog/astronomy/astronomy/get-ready-super-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Old Farmer’s Almanac</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, it is a </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">total lunar eclipse,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> which occurs at the same time as a trifecta of other designations for the moon, which is where the words </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“blood,” “super” <span style="font-weight: normal;">and</span> “wolf”</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> come in. </span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: #666666; color: white;">During the total lunar eclipse</span><span style="background-color: white;">,<span style="font-weight: normal;"> the Earth moves between the sun and the moon, which casts a shadow that blocks our view of the moon. </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blood Moon</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: red;">:</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> describes the dark red color the moon glows when it’s in the Earth’s shadow. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Super</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">means a full or new Moon which occurs when the moon is closest to Earth in its orbit, which can make it appear larger and brighter than usual. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wolf</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">:</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a term -which originated from Native American tribes and early colonists -for a full moon that occurs in January.</span></h2>
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<span style="background-color: #666666; color: white; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How Can I see it?</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No special devices are needed to view this event in the nighttime sky. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">According to the Almanac, the moon show should be visible to everyone in the Western Hemisphere - weather permitting. The National Geographic reports that the partial eclipse will begin at 10:33 p.m. EST on Sunday, January 20, and will take over 3.5 hours to go through all of its phases. During the first hour, </span><i>the Moon will turn</i><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="color: #e69138;">orange</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> and </span><span style="color: red;">red </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">— almost resembling the planet </span><span style="color: red;">Mars.</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: #666666; color: white;">At 11:41 p.m. EST,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> totality begins, meaning that the moon should give off the dark </span><span style="background-color: white; color: red;">red </span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">glow it’s famous for, but that can vary based on the atmospheric conditions and may appear in the sky as </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;">dark gray</span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #666666;"> </span>with the moon “barely visible.” The eclipse will last until 12:44 a.m. EST on Monday, January 21, hovering in the highest section of the zodiac. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When Will the Next One Be?</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This will be the last total lunar eclipse until 2021, and there’s no guarantee the cosmos will align so that the next eclipse will fall during a </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">super moon</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, so it might be the last time you hear the words, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Super Blood Wolf Moon,”</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> all together for some time.</span></h2>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17742144696682208242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198969875028417411.post-91296918071172767862018-07-13T10:39:00.000-07:002018-07-13T10:39:17.835-07:00A Supermoon Solar Eclipse on Friday the 13th?<span style="color: #282f2f; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">How about the Longest Total Lunar
Eclipse of the 21<sup>st</sup> Century?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #282f2f; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The skies are a busy place this summer. Whether your interest lies
with scientists and astronomy or the astrologist’s zodiac there’s plenty to
read about and watch overhead with Several Eclipses of the Sun and Moon; a
Supermoon, New Moons, a Blood Moon and well, check it out...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #282f2f; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The partial solar eclipse is the first of 3 eclipses in a row.</span></span><span style="height: 196px; margin: 43px auto auto 610px; mso-ignore: vglayout; position: absolute; width: 294px; z-index: 251658240;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"></span></span><span style="color: #282f2f; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let’s
start with today, Friday the 13th, a date that has long been considered </span><a href="http://time.com/4325675/friday-the-13th-unlucky-why/"><span style="color: #282f2f; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">a harbinger of
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<span style="background: white; color: #282f2f; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">A new moon that's as close to Earth as it gets for the
rest of 2018 will pass <span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="background: white; color: #282f2f; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">in front of the sun July 13</span><span style="color: #282f2f; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">. This eclipse
is particularly rare <span style="color: #282f2f; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">because there hasn’t been a solar eclipse on Friday the 13th for 43 years
– <span style="color: #282f2f; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">since December 13, 1974, according to </span><a href="https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1901-2000/1974-12-13.gif" target="_blank"><span style="color: #282f2f; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">NASA</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri";">. And the next one won’t be for <span style="color: #282f2f; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">another 62 years – Friday the 13th September 13, 2080.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #282f2f; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Astrologers are forecasting humans to become ultra emo with this double
Whammy supermoon. check out one forecast <a href="https://www.refinery29.com/2018/07/203953/july-supermoon-solar-eclipse-new-moon-2018" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="background: white; color: #282f2f; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">A <span style="color: purple;">supermoon</span> occurs because the moon’s orbit around Earth
is elliptical, so sometimes it's closer, </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13pt;">creating the optical illusion that the moon is
suddenly much bigger</span><span style="background: white; color: #282f2f; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> and brighter.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="background: white; color: #282f2f; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">The ultra-rare occurrence will be viewable from South
Australia, the Pacific, and the Indian Ocean.</span><span style="color: #282f2f; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> </span><b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">People in Tasmania, an island off the
southern coast of Australia, will most likely get the best view</span></b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> </span><span style="color: #282f2f; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">of the Friday the
13th eclipse, which is expected to last one hour and four minutes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #282f2f; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Other places, including Geelong, Australia will also have a partial view
of the eclipse on July 13, but they will see less than 25% of the sun blocked
out by the moon, meaning it could look almost like a regular sunny afternoon.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #282f2f; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Watch it: </span><a href="https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/space-astronomy/supermoon-solar-eclipse-friday-the-13th"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "calibri";">https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/space-astronomy/supermoon-solar-eclipse-friday-the-13th</span></a></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #7030a0; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The
next eclipse is just 2 weeks away and will also be very special!</span></span></i></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #282f2f; font-size: 18pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The Next Lunar Eclipse </span></span></b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcU-TDNCmDK-ngPg9qolkqKCeqZHevV3t4PLrJ1BbaffztVo0qYq5m8bS5-PttAynr5nn8M25vI7OS7KWp0wEHEW6uwlkBR1uBAIHYdeTn2T9n3sBJzcDISP70-Ph6l-OvxnjHzvM05pl9/s1600/blood+moon.webp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="1600" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcU-TDNCmDK-ngPg9qolkqKCeqZHevV3t4PLrJ1BbaffztVo0qYq5m8bS5-PttAynr5nn8M25vI7OS7KWp0wEHEW6uwlkBR1uBAIHYdeTn2T9n3sBJzcDISP70-Ph6l-OvxnjHzvM05pl9/s200/blood+moon.webp" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">The next lunar
eclipse is in two weeks</span></b><span style="color: #282f2f; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">, on July 27, 2018 will be a total lunar eclipse, or </span><b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Blood Moon </span></b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">(<a href="https://www.space.com/41007-blood-moon-2018-longest-lunar-eclipse-guide.html" target="_blank">click here for video)</a></span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> </span><span style="color: #282f2f; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">and a very special
one because it's the <b>longest of the 21st century</b>. While on most
occasions, the moon passes into the Earth's shadow for an hour or so, on July
27, 2018 it will do so for 1 hour 43 minutes. However, once again it's not
observable from North America; the best views are from India, the Middle East
and East and South Africa. In the U.K. it will be possible to watch a totally
eclipsed moon appear on the horizon at dusk.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #282f2f; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">August’s New Moon on August 11, 2018 causes
another partial solar eclipse, this time visible only from the extreme north of
North America, Greenland, Iceland, northern Europe and Scandinavia, and much of
Asia. The north Siberian shore will experience a big 73.6-percent eclipse of
the sun as it sets</span></h2>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17742144696682208242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198969875028417411.post-50730053827935950852017-12-21T06:44:00.004-08:002017-12-21T09:24:49.578-08:00How Long Until Our Days Get NOITICEABLY LONGER?????<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8gDONxIQVzHctZaIOLpwTr-58cjpFfxiwYAbFlNdK0W-KehFsPXmCkPaLNwSMO7eSzdwpHOQiR-yBWN9RrjTTCxDjB7pQ-KmYST-z4ktB2RQSX0F2RYqI9yW8oeaQrUmkVSK9Y9HJ7it/s1600/stonehenge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="593" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8gDONxIQVzHctZaIOLpwTr-58cjpFfxiwYAbFlNdK0W-KehFsPXmCkPaLNwSMO7eSzdwpHOQiR-yBWN9RrjTTCxDjB7pQ-KmYST-z4ktB2RQSX0F2RYqI9yW8oeaQrUmkVSK9Y9HJ7it/s200/stonehenge.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;">Unless you're a pagan and you plan to do some dancing and
drinking at the famous Stonehenge monument in England, you probably won't even
notice when the <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/science/2017/12/19/thursdays-winter-solstice-marks-longest-night-year/964544001/" style="cursor: pointer;"><span style="color: #094ad7;">2017 winter solstice arrives</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;">In any case, the solstice occurs in the
northern hemisphere on Thursday, Dec. 21, marking the <a href="https://www.vox.com/2016/12/20/14027402/winter-solstice-2017" style="cursor: pointer;"><span style="color: #094ad7;">official start of the winter
season</span></a> and also the shortest day of the year — the day with the
least amount of sunlight. After that, each day will gradually grow longer and
the nights will grow shorter. (See, there <em><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">is</span></em> a reason to celebrate, after all.)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;">In case you're not up on your winter
solstice facts, here are a few bits of information that can get you prepared
for astronomical conversations at the family dinner table or holiday cocktail
parties.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/science/2017/12/19/thursdays-winter-solstice-marks-longest-night-year/964544001/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #094ad7;">When does the winter solstice
occur?</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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<span style="background: yellow; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;">This year, the winter solstice arrives at 8:28 a.m.
(Pacific time) Today (12/21)</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;"> For people in the northern hemisphere, Dec. 21 will be
the shortest day and longest night of 2017, with exactly 8 hours, 35 minutes, 20 second
of daylight for those of us in the Lewiston/Clarkston Valley. Check out the chart below for other locations around the Inland Northwest. </span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;">Today 12/21 Sunrise 7:29 am Sunset 4:04 pm</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;">Friday 12/22 Sunrise 7:29 am Sunset 4:05 pm</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;"> AS </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">YOU CAN SEE FROM THE CHART ABOVE we're only gaining a few seconds of daylight on Friday - the first full day of winter. The rate will increase and the length of day will increase noticeabley...but not for a couple of months. </span></o:p></span></div>
<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><a href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/893907/When-is-winter-solstice-2017-shortest-day-of-year" target="_blank"><span style="color: #094ad7;">What happens on the winter
solstice?</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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event, when the Earth tilts to a position where the northern hemisphere is
farthest away from the sun, causing less light to reach that part of the
planet. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17742144696682208242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198969875028417411.post-82793893642028676192017-11-03T06:02:00.000-07:002017-11-03T06:02:04.665-07:00Full 'Beaver Moon' This Weekend will be Massive
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNGF0x9I2p76sVcD-PcEHLiNaNubyCvC4mgjiz-0UQdZlqX_7Ex5PcHxyRxXg9lsWlre7BNU-nGVqYcTGBmkST53IFbuvIMR5e-H-6YK9qDHu0kTuYzsyHc1rptaHCtyTHWWN_G78mGBr/s1600/super+moon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="534" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNGF0x9I2p76sVcD-PcEHLiNaNubyCvC4mgjiz-0UQdZlqX_7Ex5PcHxyRxXg9lsWlre7BNU-nGVqYcTGBmkST53IFbuvIMR5e-H-6YK9qDHu0kTuYzsyHc1rptaHCtyTHWWN_G78mGBr/s320/super+moon.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">No. This is not made up. We’re heading into that time
of year with tons of weather lore attached. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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which is also known as the Frost moon or the Hunter's moon, will be full on
Nov. 4th and appear bigger and brighter than usual, but miss being a supermoon by just one day. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0IzqoiQFq6cnHWpykO-6WM_5s5pRX8J-AA2juhwWKrTPie3aU_TLW_TO4IswLpcZhpa41K51oeC-WXNBzd7aJkHw43tf79XhAd5aLYMw-9etCmGfTbG0IeQBMpptQKa8VFP52lkGbZGz/s1600/super-moon-micro-moon-apogee-perigee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="1000" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0IzqoiQFq6cnHWpykO-6WM_5s5pRX8J-AA2juhwWKrTPie3aU_TLW_TO4IswLpcZhpa41K51oeC-WXNBzd7aJkHw43tf79XhAd5aLYMw-9etCmGfTbG0IeQBMpptQKa8VFP52lkGbZGz/s320/super-moon-micro-moon-apogee-perigee.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">To be designated a supermoon, the moon must be
full on the day it is at its perigee, or closest distance to the Earth,
according to Space.com. This month, the moon will reach its perigee on Friday,
missing the supermoon classification by just a day. But since it is still very
close to Earth, it will appear bigger and brighter than usual. Only December's
supermoon will be bigger.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYg6BfK2UeeYol5KLxzpIwsO3zm85G3DqOXMWTxjroici7fW0a6qv1sHA5icaTfvpEvSz-CUz3ahx6RgOr5hSa8Ezv6AQ508GYhI5nHZi6nzeNnhIBPETPb0i3kCqcizTWIfrM7gvgmutV/s1600/31blue-moon3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="979" data-original-width="670" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYg6BfK2UeeYol5KLxzpIwsO3zm85G3DqOXMWTxjroici7fW0a6qv1sHA5icaTfvpEvSz-CUz3ahx6RgOr5hSa8Ezv6AQ508GYhI5nHZi6nzeNnhIBPETPb0i3kCqcizTWIfrM7gvgmutV/s200/31blue-moon3.jpg" width="136" /></a><span style="background: white; color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">According to
the Farmer's Almanac, the </span></span><a href="http://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-names" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: #393939; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Beaver
moon gets its name</span></span></a><span style="background: white; color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> because
it came at the time of year when the early colonists and the Algonquin tribes
set their beaver traps before the swamps froze. This would ensure they had a
good supply of warm winter furs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #393939;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="background: white; color: #393939;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">*Beaver Moon <strong>Saturday</strong>, then don't forget
to "fall back" on <strong>Sunday</strong> to end Daylight Saving Time. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17742144696682208242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198969875028417411.post-18225958800151862272017-09-13T06:26:00.002-07:002017-09-13T08:28:03.194-07:00Hurricane Jose Expected to Steer Clear of Land! Check out the latest pics from the NHC!<a href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT12/refresh/AL122017_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind+png/085634_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="cone graphic" border="0" src="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT12/refresh/AL122017_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind+png/085634_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind.png" height="328" width="400" /></a> Good News! The latest track maps from the National Hurricane Center steer the 3rd hurricane in as many weeks away from land. Giving the tropics a much needed break to assess damage from Harvey and Irma - which is still pounding the southeastern US. <br />
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On the current track, Cat 1 Hurricane Jose is still spinning in circles and should continue to move in a clockwise loop over the next 3 days.<br />
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At last report, Jose was located between the Bahamas and Bermuda. To be more precise, it was 505 miles east of the Bahamas and 435 miles south of Bermuda.<br />
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The cones on the top graphic show the probable path of the storm center. To the left are the probable wind speeds as it barrels toward the East coast. <br />
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Early Thursday the spiral shaped track should enlarge and take aim at the Eastern Seabord. If these current forecasts hold true, the storm will weaken to a Tropical Storm Saturday and shift northward toward the icy waters of the North Atlantic to fizzle out and give the tropics a chance to assess damages.
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Check out the cool underwater video <a href="http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/wonder/tsunami-sunk-roman-ruins-discovered-in-tunisia/vi-AAr3vnE?ocid=iehp" target="_blank">here</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17742144696682208242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198969875028417411.post-17836303086266827322017-08-23T06:38:00.002-07:002017-08-23T06:48:34.650-07:00Dragon Blood, Skin Guns, Frog Snot - 13 Mind-Boggling Discoveries Made in 2017<span style="font-size: xx-small;">by <span class="truncate" itemprop="name">Michelle Crouch</span></span><br />
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Scientists in Toronto identified a new species of dinosaur and named it Zuul, after the doglike monster in the 1984 film Ghostbusters. Like its namesake, the dinosaur had horns behind its eyes, spikes on its face, and a barbed, sledgehammer-like tail. The dinosaur’s fossilized skeleton, unearthed in Montana, is one of the most complete ankylosaurs—armored, lizard-like dinosaurs—ever found, with skull and tail club intact.<br />
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If a burn victim's wounds are severe, <a data-id="70" data-m="{"i":70,"p":48,"n":"partnerLink","y":24,"o":21}" href="http://www.rd.com/health/conditions/home-remedies-for-burns/1/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0a4e9b;">home remedies for burns</span></a> aren't nearly enough. So biomedical scientists have created a device that sprays stem cells onto wounds, helping them grow a new, healthy layer of skin in as few as four days. Biotech firm RenovaCare recently obtained a patent for the <strong><em>SkinGun</em></strong></div>
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On the Pacific coast of Panama, scientists discovered a new <span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">type
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it can
stun—or even kill—small fish. In fact, the boom created by the animal’s
snapping claw can reach 210 decibels. For comparison, a loud concert is about
110 to 140 decibels. (Humans can lose their hearing from loud concerts and <a data-id="68" data-m="{"i":68,"p":48,"n":"partnerLink","y":24,"o":19}" href="http://www.rd.com/health/wellness/noise-induced-hearing-loss/1/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0a4e9b;">even loud cities</span></a>.) The team members dubbed it <strong><em>Synalpheus
pinkfloydi,</em> inspired by their love of Pink Floyd.</strong></span></figcaption></figure><br />
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An 8th Continent—hidden under the ocean<o:p></o:p></h3>
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southwest Pacific beneath New Zealand, called Zealandia. Even though the landmass is 94 percent underwater, geologists say it meets all the important criteria to be recognized as Earth’s eighth continent. As no scientific body formally recognizes continents, it remains to be seen whether Zealandia will appear in future geography textbooks.<o:p></o:p></span></figcaption></span><figcaption><br /></figcaption></figure></figcaption></figure></figcaption></figure><br />
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Spider
venom that may halt stroke damage<o:p></o:p></h3>
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A
bite from an Australian funnel-web spider could kill you in 15 minutes if not
treated promptly. But scientists discovered that a peptide found in the venom
of one species may protect brain cells from being destroyed by a stroke, even
when given eight hours after the event. If the treatment fares well in human
trials, it may become the first drug that can protect against stroke-induced
brain damage. </figcaption><figcaption><o:p> </o:p><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Three Earth-like planets<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
</figcaption></figure><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Astronomers found not just one but seven planets outside our solar system that circle a tiny star called TRAPPIST-1, about 40 light-years away. Three are in what NASA calls the habitable zone, which could be right for water to exist and possibly for extraterrestrial life.</span></span></figcaption></figure><figure><figcaption><figure><figcaption><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Flu-fighting
frog mucus<o:p></o:p></h3>
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Scientists
discovered that the slime covering the skin of a frog from southern India
contains antimicrobial peptides that destroy bacteria and viruses—including key
strains of the human flu—while protecting normal cells. So far, the therapy has
been used only in the lab. </figcaption></figure><figure><figcaption><h3 style="margin: 0.83em 0in;">
Dragon
blood that kills infections<o:p></o:p></h3>
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Scientists
found a new antimicrobial compound in the blood of Komodo dragons, the world’s
largest lizards. In the lab, the substance healed infected wounds on mice
faster than existing options, potentially giving doctors a new tool to fight
antibiotic-resistant infections <o:p></o:p></figcaption></figure><br />
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'new
Stonehenge' in Brazil<o:p></o:p></h3>
<figure><figcaption><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Researchers using drones identified
more than 450 Stonehenge-like formations in the remote northwestern part of
Brazil, indicating settlers lived in the area far earlier than scientists
originally thought. While it’s unclear how prehistoric peoples used the stone
enclosures, they date back at least 1,000 years, long before Europeans arrived.<o:p></o:p></span></span></figcaption></figure><figure><figcaption>
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Marking what
could be a huge breakthrough in treating premature babies, scientists
successfully built an artificial womb that was able to keep premature lambs
alive and developing normally. The lambs lived for four weeks inside the
device, which looks like an oversize plastic bag filled with synthetic amniotic
fluid. The faux womb could one day help bring human preemies to term outside
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">A tool to repair DNA in embryos<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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Chinese
scientists devised a gene-editing tool that may eliminate certain
disease-causing mutations in the DNA of human embryos. It is the first such
technology to be used on viable human embryos and could one day help prevent babies
from inheriting serious genetic diseases. But it has already raised ethical
concerns about the potential to effectively design children—and alter the
genetic heritage of humankind.<o:p></o:p></figcaption></figure><figure><figcaption><figure><figcaption><h3>
A
'living drug' that can kill cancer<o:p></o:p></h3>
</figcaption></figure></figcaption></figure><figure><figcaption>An
immunotherapy drug that turns a patient’s own blood cells into cancer killers
is on the fast track to FDA approval. In an ongoing clinical trial, the
treatment was administered to advanced lymphoma patients who had not responded
to standard treatments or continued to relapse. At three months, 37 percent of
patients showed no signs of cancer. As trials progress, scientists hope the
therapy could be the next big step forward in cancer treatment. </figcaption></figure><figure> </figure><b></b><figure><figcaption><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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First
human-pig hybrid created in a lab<o:p></o:p></h3>
</figcaption></figure><figure><figcaption><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">In a development that sounds like
something out of a science fiction movie, researchers for the first time
created embryos that were part human, part animal. The embryos contained cells
from both humans and pigs. The hope is that the process could one day help
scientists grow human organs inside animals for later transplant, but it also
sparked ethical concerns.<o:p></o:p></span></span></figcaption></figure><figure><figcaption><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A
new state of matter<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Science classes everywhere teach about
the four states of matter (solid, liquid, gas and plasma), but now, for the
first time, scientists have successfully created an entirely new form of matter
called 'time crystals.' The crystals have a strange atomic structure that
repeats not just in space, but in time, putting them in perpetual motion
without energy. That may sound abstract, but excited researchers say the
crystals could herald in a new era in physics and eventually revolutionize how
we store and transfer information in quantum computing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></figcaption></figure><figure><figcaption><h4>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A
surprising new power source: your stomach acid<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Researchers from MIT and Brigham and
Women’s Hospital invented a small voltaic cell that runs on the fluids in your
stomach. The device could power sensors that would stay in your
gastrointestinal tract for an extended period, monitoring vital signs or
delivering drugs. Similar sensors today have to be powered by small batteries,
which create a safety risk and eventually run out of power.</span></span></figcaption></figure><figure><figcaption><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">As we age, senescent, or damaged, cells build up in our tissues, possibly
promoting age-related diseases. Scientists from the Netherlands developed a
molecule that purges those cells. When tried on elderly mice, their fur
regrew, their kidney function improved, and they could run twice as far as untreated
mice. One scientist called it a landmark advance in the field of aging. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">If your friends are anything like mine,
every single social app that encourages over-sharing is full of blurry eclipse
photos right now. As it turns out, turning up the digital zoom to 11 isn’t the
greatest way to capture a generational event, but luckily, <em><u>NASA’s got you
covered.</u></em></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">A NASA photographer captured this
incredible <strong>eclipse photobomb</strong> during the partial eclipse.<em><u> If you look closely,
you can see the International Space Station</u></em> transiting over the front of the
sun, just before the moon blocks everything out.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">ISS transits over the sun aren’t
uncommon and often make for excellent photos, but it’s <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span>incredibly rare that
you’re going to get the sun, moon, and space station all in one image. The
other black dots you can see are sunspots on the surface of our local star, not
dust on the lens.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Taking a telephoto image of the sun is
challenging, and doubly so when you need the timing to get three objects in
frame. Pointing an unprotected camera on the end of a telephoto lens at the sun
can cause so much heat buildup that the camera melts and explodes, so
photographers have to use special filters to get the image.<o:p></o:p></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17742144696682208242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198969875028417411.post-24473611727821030812017-08-21T05:38:00.000-07:002017-08-21T05:49:44.437-07:00SOLAR ECLIPSE - LEWISTON, ID<strong><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"></span></strong><br />
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9:12 am Partial Eclipse begins – Moon touches
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10:27 am Max Eclipse – Moon is closest to center of the Sun.<o:p></o:p></h3>
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11:47 am Partial Eclipse ends – Moon leaves the Sun’s
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CHECK OUT THIS LINK FOR A SIMULATION OF TODAY'S SOLAR ECLIPSE AS SEEN FROM LEWISTON: <span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: x-small;"></span></h2>
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<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston</span></a><br />
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Lewiston in the next 3 years:</h2>
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<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston?iso=20180131" title="Jan 31, 2018 Total Lunar Eclipse in Lewiston"><span class="ec-local-date">Jan 31, 2018</span> <span class="ec-local-type">Total Lunar Eclipse</span></a><br />
<span class="ec-globe-type">Total Lunar Eclipse</span> <span class="ec-globe-where"><span style="font-size: x-small;">North/East Europe, Asia, Australia, North/East Africa, North America, North/West South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica</span></span><br />
<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2018-january-31"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img class="ecl-pths" height="80" src="https://c.tadst.com/gfx/eclipses2/20180131/path-160.png" title="Wed, Jan 31 Total Lunar Eclipse event worldwide – who can see it?" width="160" /></span></a><a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston?iso=20190121" title="What the Jan 20 eclipse looks like in Lewiston at its maximum"></a><br />
<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston?iso=20190121" title="What the Jan 20 eclipse looks like in Lewiston at its maximum"></a><br />
<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston?iso=20190121" title="What the Jan 20 eclipse looks like in Lewiston at its maximum"></a><br />
<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston?iso=20190121" title="What the Jan 20 eclipse looks like in Lewiston at its maximum"></a><br />
<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston?iso=20190121" title="What the Jan 20 eclipse looks like in Lewiston at its maximum"></a><br />
<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston?iso=20190121" title="What the Jan 20 eclipse looks like in Lewiston at its maximum"></a><br />
<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston?iso=20190121" title="What the Jan 20 eclipse looks like in Lewiston at its maximum"></a><br />
<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston?iso=20190121" title="What the Jan 20 eclipse looks like in Lewiston at its maximum"></a><br />
<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston?iso=20190121" title="What the Jan 20 eclipse looks like in Lewiston at its maximum"></a><br />
<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston?iso=20190121" title="What the Jan 20 eclipse looks like in Lewiston at its maximum"></a><br />
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</a><a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston?iso=20190121" title="Jan 20, 2019 Total Lunar Eclipse in Lewiston"><span class="ec-local-date">Jan 20, 2019</span> <span class="ec-local-type">Total Lunar Eclipse</span></a><br />
<span class="ec-globe-type">Total Lunar Eclipse</span> <span class="ec-globe-where"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><img class="ecl-pths" height="80" src="https://c.tadst.com/gfx/eclipses2/20190121/path-160.png" title="Sun, Jan 20 Total Lunar Eclipse event worldwide – who can see it?" width="160" /></span><a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston?iso=20191111" title="What the Nov 11 eclipse looks like in Lewiston at its maximum"></a><br />
<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston?iso=20191111" title="What the Nov 11 eclipse looks like in Lewiston at its maximum"></a><br />
<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston?iso=20191111" title="What the Nov 11 eclipse looks like in Lewiston at its maximum"></a><br />
<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston?iso=20191111" title="What the Nov 11 eclipse looks like in Lewiston at its maximum"></a><br />
<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston?iso=20191111" title="What the Nov 11 eclipse looks like in Lewiston at its maximum"></a><br />
<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston?iso=20191111" title="What the Nov 11 eclipse looks like in Lewiston at its maximum"></a><br />
<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston?iso=20191111" title="What the Nov 11 eclipse looks like in Lewiston at its maximum"></a><br />
<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston?iso=20191111" title="What the Nov 11 eclipse looks like in Lewiston at its maximum"></a><br />
<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston?iso=20191111" title="What the Nov 11 eclipse looks like in Lewiston at its maximum"></a><br />
<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston?iso=20191111" title="What the Nov 11 eclipse looks like in Lewiston at its maximum"></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston?iso=20191111" title="Nov 11, 2019 Partial Mercury Transit in Lewiston"><span class="ec-local-date">Nov 11, 2019</span> <span class="ec-local-type">Partial Mercury Transit</span></a></div>
<span class="ec-globe-type">Partial Mercury Transit</span> <span class="ec-globe-where"><span style="font-size: x-small;">South/West Europe, South/West Asia, Africa, Much of North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica</span></span><br />
<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/transit/2019-november-11"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img class="ecl-pths" height="80" src="https://c.tadst.com/gfx/eclipses2/20191111/path-160.png" title="Mon, Nov 11 Mercury Transit event worldwide – who can see it?" width="160" /></span></a><br />
<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/lewiston?iso=20200705" title="What the Jul 4 eclipse looks like in Lewiston at its maximum"></a><br />
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<span class="ec-globe-type">Penumbral Lunar Eclipse</span> <span class="ec-globe-where"><span style="font-size: x-small;">South/West Europe, Much of Africa, Much of North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica</span></span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17742144696682208242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198969875028417411.post-85301389513550286642017-08-11T07:03:00.002-07:002017-08-11T07:04:41.089-07:00What Do Americans Think of the TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE?<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYvX00n1oRW4MtKdjNjZObIzd2kJhk7gjRA21nlhOzEfqwB4o9E1qRCLe0dAt7uWfLulSzJ3omwTb5B96OtbzAXdK7rRHd8bzz1_HnVJK8JoNTO4WSaRgR0Vx5pM0-aqLjPDSCU2OsgKg/s1600/eclipse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYvX00n1oRW4MtKdjNjZObIzd2kJhk7gjRA21nlhOzEfqwB4o9E1qRCLe0dAt7uWfLulSzJ3omwTb5B96OtbzAXdK7rRHd8bzz1_HnVJK8JoNTO4WSaRgR0Vx5pM0-aqLjPDSCU2OsgKg/s320/eclipse.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Later this month, the U.S. will experience <a data-id="72" data-m="{"i":72,"p":67,"n":"partnerLink","y":24,"o":5}" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/solar-eclipses-in-history/?ftag=MSF0951a18" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">a total solar eclipse</span></a>, a rare occurrence, and most Americans are
interested in possibly trying to get a glimpse of it.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><script src="//ib.3lift.com/ttj?inv_code=msn_infeed_news_US">
</script>Sixty-eight percent are interested enough in the eclipse to say they
plan to or may try to see it, including a third who are excited about it. Three
in 10 say they won't be paying much attention to it.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The Solar Eclipse</span></strong><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Excited or interested 68%<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Excited &
plan to see it 32%<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Interested & may try to see 36%<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Won't pay much attention 31%<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Women are more interested than men in
witnessing the eclipse. Older Americans are less curious about it than those
who are younger. The last total eclipse was 38 years ago so this month's
eclipse may be a first for some younger Americans. Unlike 1979, this year's
eclipse can be seen from coast to coast. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The eclipse will start in the western
U.S. and move across the country over the Midwest and then some of the South.
Southerners are a bit more likely than those in other regions of the country to
be excited about the eclipse. </span></span></div>
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Researchers have their hands on a rare fossil from the Pleistocene era
thanks to a 10-year-old's clumsiness.<o:p></o:p><br />
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</script>Jude Sparks said he literally fell on the 1.2-million-year-old skull
of a stegomastodon -- a massive prehistoric creature with tusks like an
elephant -- while on a hike with his parents on the desert outskirts of his
neighborhood in Las Cruces, New Mexico.<o:p></o:p><br />
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"I was running farther up and I tripped on part of the tusk,"
Sparks <a data-id="153" data-m="{"i":153,"p":65,"n":"partnerLink","y":24,"o":32}" href="http://newscenter.nmsu.edu/Articles/view/12599/nmsu-experts-dig-up-las-cruces-boy-s-million-year-old-fossil-find?ftag=MSF0951a18" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">said in a statement</span></a> from New Mexico State University, where
researchers are studying the find. "My face landed next to the bottom jaw.
I looked farther up and there was another tusk."<o:p></o:p><br />
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The stegomastodon is one of three species of proboscideans that inhabited
the ancient Rio Grande Valley, and is believed to be an ancestor to modern-day
elephants.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Sparks' parents contacted biologist Peter Houde, a professor at New Mexico
State University, after hearing he had discovered a similar fossil in a quarry
south of campus, the university said.<o:p></o:p><br />
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The fossil was found on private land, and it took
several months to get permission to excavate from the property owner. In New
Mexico, the <a data-id="154" data-m="{"i":154,"p":65,"n":"partnerLink","y":24,"o":33}" href="https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/faq/fossils/?ftag=MSF0951a18" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">law</span></a> stipulates that vertebrate fossils found on private land
belong to the landowner. Here, the property owner asked that the precise site
remain confidential, according to the university.<o:p></o:p><br />
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The Sparks family eventually joined with Houde and his students to excavate
the skull, a process that took one week.<o:p></o:p><br />
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The large skull is deceptively delicate, and the only thing holding it
together was the sediment around it, Houde said.<o:p></o:p><br />
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"When the sediments are removed from the sides of [the bones], they
start to fall apart immediately and literally fall into tiny, tiny bits. It has
to be done carefully by somebody who knows how to go about doing it. It is a
very deliberate process that takes a little bit of time," he said.<o:p></o:p><br />
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The team applied chemical hardeners to the
fossil, mimicking the bone strength provided by protein, to keep it intact.
Once dug from the ground, the fossil was coated in plaster and supported by
wood braces for transport to New Mexico State University's Vertebrate Museum,
where it now lives.<o:p></o:p><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">"We have the unique opportunity to really
compare what the animal looks like [on] a much larger complete scale and
compare it with others," Houde told <a data-id="155" data-m="{"i":155,"p":65,"n":"partnerLink","y":24,"o":34}" href="http://krqe.com/2017/07/18/research-being-done-on-million-year-old-fossil-found-in-las-cruces/?ftag=MSF0951a18" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">CBS Albuquerque affiliate KRQE</span></a>, <span style="font-family: "times new roman";">adding that it's extremely rare to find a nearly intact skull of a mammal dating back to the Ice Age.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">The process to reconstruct the skull, jaw and tusks is likely to take years to complete, Houde said.<br />
"I have every hope and expectation that this specimen will ultimately end up on exhibit and this little boy will be able to show his friends and even his own children, look what I found right here in Las Cruces," he said.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17742144696682208242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198969875028417411.post-27463813920105069272017-07-19T06:11:00.004-07:002017-07-19T06:19:55.440-07:00Underwater forest preserved since Ice Age<span style="font-size: xx-small;">picture © Ben Raines<span class="caption">screen-shot-2017-06-08 </span></span><br />
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An ancient underwater forest found south of Alabama's Gulf Shores in the
Gulf of Mexico could provide a time capsule to a pre-human era on Earth.<o:p></o:p><br />
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when sea levels were 400 feet lower than today, according to the new
documentary "The Underwater Forest," made by environmental reporter
and filmmaker Ben Raines. Raines first went in search of the site after he was
tipped off by a savvy local source, he explained in a <a data-id="156" data-m="{"i":156,"p":69,"n":"partnerLink","y":24,"o":31}" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/6nsp26/science_ama_series_were_professor_kristine_delong/?ftag=MSF0951a18" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Reddit "Ask Me Anything"</span></a> forum. <o:p></o:p><br />
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"I first learned of the Underwater Forest
from a dive shop owner in Alabama," Raines said. "He discovered the
forest about a year after Hurricane Ivan, when a fisherman came into the dive
shop and said, 'I've found this spot that's just loaded with fish but there's
barely anything in terms of structure that shows up on my depth finder. Why
don't you go out there and take a look?'"<o:p></o:p><br />
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In analyzing the site, DeLong's team of dendrochronologists (specialists in
tree-ring dating), geologists and paleontologists is collecting rare
information on Ice Age-era climate, rainfall, insects and plants, building new
insights into what Earth looked like before humans inhabited it. It took years,
but Raines finally convinced the shop owner to show him the exact site, he said.
He wrote a story about the discovery, and immediately received a call from
paleoclimatologist Kristine DeLong of Louisiana State University asking if she
could carbon date some samples from the site. <span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><br />
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With that, Raines and DeLong formed a partnership to extract as much
knowledge from the site as possible while also preserving its natural wonders —
the story of which is told in the film. <br />
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The first scientific expedition to the site happened in 2012, and DeLong
continues leading a team of scientists studying its secrets. Unique conditions
have sealed the forest in a sort of "underwater time capsule," the
team said. <br />
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It's believed to be the world's only preserved coastal Ice Age forest, long
hidden beneath the sea.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Further research into the forest could shed light on a phenomena currently
gripping humans on Earth: <a data-id="157" data-m="{"i":157,"p":69,"n":"partnerLink","y":24,"o":32}" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sea-level-rise-will-hit-the-us-this-century-noaa-warns/?ftag=MSF0951a18" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">rapid sea level rise</span></a> due to climate change. Sea level rise was
particularly intense across the planet back when the forest was thriving,
Raines said. <o:p></o:p><br />
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In the U.S., <a data-id="158" data-m="{"i":158,"p":69,"n":"partnerLink","y":24,"o":33}" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/chronic-inundation-flooding-sea-level-rise/?ftag=MSF0951a18" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">chronic flooding</span></a> linked to sea level rise is expected to <a data-id="159" data-m="{"i":159,"p":69,"n":"partnerLink","y":24,"o":34}" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/extreme-coastal-flooding-sea-level-rise-europe/?ftag=MSF0951a18" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">destabilize hundreds of communities</span></a> by the end of this century,
according to recent analysis from the Union of Concerned Scientists. More than
90 coastal communities in the U.S. already cope with chronic inundation.<o:p></o:p><br />
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In sharing their story, the team remains cagey on one crucial detail: the
precise location coordinates of the site. <o:p></o:p><br />
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To protect the forest remnants, the team generally follows <a data-id="160" data-m="{"i":160,"p":69,"n":"partnerLink","y":24,"o":35}" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/saving-florida-coral-reef-rescue-a-reef-citizen-scientists/?ftag=MSF0951a18" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">scuba diving procedures</span></a> used in the world's <a data-id="161" data-m="{"i":161,"p":69,"n":"partnerLink","y":24,"o":36}" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/great-barrier-reef-coral-bleaching-again/?ftag=MSF0951a18" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">precious but fragile coral reefs</span></a>, avoids disturbing the floor
of the site, and uses only noninvasive scientific instruments that move above
the seafloor to map the area, DeLong and Raines explained on Reddit. <o:p></o:p><br />
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The team is working with federal agencies like the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to preserve
the site. <br />
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Shanika Gunaratna @CBSNews<o:p></o:p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17742144696682208242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198969875028417411.post-17127868447959104142017-07-10T11:32:00.003-07:002017-07-10T11:34:39.395-07:00SUPER SIZED SPACE STORM<article class="articlecontent loaded" data-aop="article" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle" tabindex="0"><section class="articlebody" data-aop="articlebody" itemprop="articleBody">Our first ever Look into the EYE OF JUPITER<br />
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NASA's Juno spacecraft will fly directly over Jupiter's Great Red Spot later today, offering </section></article>the first ever 'close up' of the <br />
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The gaseous red spot has been monitored by humans since 1830 according to NASA and is thought to have raged for as much as 350 years.<br />
"This monumental storm has raged on the solar system's biggest planet for centuries.<br />
Now, Juno and her cloud-penetrating science instruments will dive in to see how deep the roots of this storm go, and help us understand how this giant storm works and what makes it so special," said Scott Bolton, principal investigator of Juno from the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio in a press release.<br />
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NASA has calculated that 11 minutes later Juno will be directly above Jupiter's Great Red Spot.<br />
Juno has logged just over one year in Jupiter's orbit, traveling around 71 million miles around the planet.<br />
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<span class="caption truncate"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="attribution">© NASA/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstädt/Seán Doran © PUBLIC DOMAIN</span> This is an enhanced color photo of Jupiter.</span> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17742144696682208242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198969875028417411.post-52616769328125253122017-07-07T05:00:00.000-07:002017-07-07T05:00:18.924-07:00Beautiful Backyard View<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What a view of the Snake River from the Clarkston Heights. Thanks for sharing Lisa!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17742144696682208242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198969875028417411.post-64269636519021181622017-07-06T05:36:00.001-07:002017-07-06T05:44:27.095-07:00MONTANA EARTHQUAKE - 8th STRONGEST ON RECORD<h1>
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LINCOLN, Mont. — A 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit near the town of Lincoln in western Montana early Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey which also reported that the quake was the eighth-strongest earthquake on record for Montana. The most recent on the Top 10 list was 12 years ago. <br />
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According to USGS it's the 8th biggest earthquake on record in Montana. look at years and then "26 minutes ago." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/geology?src=hash">#geology</a> <a href="https://t.co/NF81DaHuLD">pic.twitter.com/NF81DaHuLD</a></div>
— John Mayer (@JohnMayer) <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnMayer/status/882856662008176641">July 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Musician John Mayer, a part-time Bozeman resident, took to Twitter to marvel at how long it had been since an earthquake of this magnitude had struck the area. <br />
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"New experience: woken up by an earthquake. No damage just spooky as heck!" Cole Fawcett tweeted in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, about 285 miles (460 km) north of Lincoln.<br />
Residents in the U.S. west flooded Twitter early on Thursday with similar experiences.<br />
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No significant damage or injuries had been reported about an hour after the quake.<br />
More than 10,000 reports from those who felt shaking were collected on the USGS website.<br />
Several aftershocks with magnitudof more than 4 were reported by the USGS.<br />
The quake, which struck some 6 miles southeast of the town of Lincoln at a depth of about 2.5 miles, <a href="http://bit.ly/2tjvI12">The Independent Record reported</a>. <br />
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</figure> The newspaper reported that the temblor was strong enough to knock items off the shelves and walls of residents of Helena, which is about 34 miles away from the quake's epicenter. <br />
A 76-year-old Helena resident said it was the strongest quake he had ever felt. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17742144696682208242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198969875028417411.post-52582335171324337252017-07-06T05:22:00.002-07:002017-07-06T05:38:28.505-07:005.8 Earthquake Rocks Montana<span style="font-size: xx-small;">By Brendan O'Brien</span><br />
A magnitude-5.8 earthquake hit western Montana early on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, and people felt the tremor hundreds of miles away. <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Map Courtesy USGS Montana Earthquake Map</span><br />
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The earthquake struck five miles (9 km) southeast of Lincoln, Montana, at about 12:30 a.m. local time, the USGS said on its website.<br />
"New experience: woken up by an earthquake. No damage just spooky as heck!" Cole Fawcett tweeted in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, about 285 miles (460 km) north of Lincoln.<br />
Residents in the U.S. west flooded Twitter early on Thursday with similar experiences.<br />
"My mom woke up and yelled at me and my dad that there was a bear shaking our trailer," Brad Wynder <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="attribution">© </span></span>said on Twitter.<br />
No significant damage or injuries had been reported about an hour after the quake.<br />
More than 10,000 reports from those who felt shaking were collected on the USGS website.<br />
Several aftershocks with magnitudof more than 4 were reported by the USGS. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17742144696682208242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198969875028417411.post-16854435790284339492017-06-21T07:03:00.000-07:002017-06-21T07:06:34.379-07:00The Summer Solstice and Stonehenge<h4 id="m51WhU" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4e4d; font-family: Balto, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 0.6rem; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: inherit; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "harriet" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">experts from an article by<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="c-byline__item" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "harriet" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: inherit; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="https://www.vox.com/authors/brad-plumer" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4f7177; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 400; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit; transition: color 0.1s, background-color 0.1s, fill 0.1s; vertical-align: inherit;">Brad Plumer</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.vox.com/authors/brian-resnick" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4f7177; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 400; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit; transition: color 0.1s, background-color 0.1s, fill 0.1s; vertical-align: inherit;">Brian Resnick</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "harriet" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><time class="c-byline__item" data-ui="timestamp" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Harriet, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: inherit; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Jun 21, 2017, 8:22am EDT</time></span></h4>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><time class="c-byline__item" data-ui="timestamp" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Harriet, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: inherit; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></time></span>Just in case you slept through it, summer officially began at 3:24 am PDT this morning (12:24 am EDT)</h4>
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What does the first day of summer have to do with Stonehenge?</h3>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><time class="c-byline__item" data-ui="timestamp" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Harriet, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-line: inherit; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: inherit; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></time></span>No one really knows why<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge" style="background-color: transparent !important; border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4f7177; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit !important; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit; transition: color 0.1s, background-color 0.1s, fill 0.1s; vertical-align: inherit;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;">Stonehenge</strong></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>was built some 5,000 years ago (at least I don’t, sorry). But one possibility is that it was used to mark solstices and equinoxes. That’s because during the summer solstice, the sun rises just over the structure’s Heel Stone and hits the Altar Stone dead center.</div>
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Here’s<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://scijinks.jpl.nasa.gov/solstice/" style="background-color: transparent !important; border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4f7177; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit !important; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit; transition: color 0.1s, background-color 0.1s, fill 0.1s; vertical-align: inherit;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;">a graphic</strong></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>from NASA imagining what a summer solstice sunrise might’ve looked like back when Stonehenge was fully intact:</div>
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Nowadays, humans still gather to pay homage to the summer solstice at Stonehenge — they just use modern technology, like so:<br />
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The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge" style="background-color: transparent !important; border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4f7177; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit !important; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit; transition: color 0.1s, background-color 0.1s, fill 0.1s; vertical-align: inherit;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;">Wikipedia entry on Stonehenge</strong></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is absurdly detailed, so read up on that if you want more.</div>
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Happy Solstice!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17742144696682208242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198969875028417411.post-49225835535907094202017-06-21T06:12:00.002-07:002017-06-21T11:16:48.924-07:00What is the Solstice Anyway?<br />
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<span style="color: #4c4e4d; font-family: "inherit" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">The summer solstice is upon us: June 20th and the 21st will be
the longest days of 2017 for anyone living north of the equator. If pagan
rituals are your thing, this is <a href="https://thepaganandthepen.wordpress.com/2010/06/20/celebrating-the-pagan-summer-solstice/"><b><span style="color: #4f7177; font-size: 11pt;">probably a big moment for you</span></b></a>.
If not, the solstice is still pretty neat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c4e4d; font-family: "inherit" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Technically
speaking, the summer solstice occurs when the sun is directly overhead the
Tropic of Cancer, or 23.5° north latitude. In 2017, this will occur at exactly
12:24 am (Eastern) on the 21st. (But we can celebrate on either day.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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short scientific guide to the longest day of the year (though not, as we’ll
see, the longest day in Earth’s history — that happened back in 1912).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Why do we have a summer solstice, anyway?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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people know this one. Earth orbits around the sun on a tilted axis
(probably <a href="http://www.universetoday.com/75897/why-is-the-earth-tilted/"><b><span style="color: #4f7177; font-size: 11pt;">because our planet collided</span></b></a> with
some other massive object billions of years ago, back when it was still being
formed).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c4e4d; font-family: "inherit" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">So between
March and September, Earth’s Northern Hemisphere gets more exposure to direct
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:North_season.jpg"><span style="color: #4f7177;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tauʻolunga</span></em></span></a><em><span style="color: #626262; font-size: x-small;">) </span></em>sunlight over the course of a day. The rest of the year, the Southern
Hemisphere gets more. It’s the reason for the seasons.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c4e4d; font-family: "inherit" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">In the
Northern Hemisphere, "peak" sunlight usually occurs on June 20, 21,
or 22 of any given year. That’s the summer solstice. By contrast, the Southern
Hemisphere reaches peak sunlight on December 21, 22, or 23 and the north hits
peak darkness — that’s our winter solstice.</span></div>
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sunlight will I get on Tuesday?</span></span></h3>
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<span style="color: #4c4e4d; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">That depends on where you live. The further north you are, the
more sunlight you’ll see during the solstice. Alaska-based climatologist<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/Climatologist49"><b><span style="color: #4f7177;">Brian
Brettschneider</span></b></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>created<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://us-climate.blogspot.com/2016/06/daylight-twilight-astronomical-maps.html"><b><span style="color: #4f7177;">this terrific guide</span></b></a>: </span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c4e4d; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In our part of
North Idaho we’ll enjoy about 16 hours of sunlight today!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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really sets during the solstice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c4e4d; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">(By contrast, during the winter solstice, Fairbanks only gets
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17742144696682208242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198969875028417411.post-15711455119687217972017-03-20T06:02:00.003-07:002017-03-20T06:16:43.459-07:00THE EQUINOX Isn't What You Think It Is...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489977998773_9828" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 15.3333px; font-weight: 700;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489977998773_9827" lang="EN" style="color: #454545; font-size: 14pt;">March Equinox in the Lewiston/Clarkston Valley was this morning</span></span><span lang="EN" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">,</span><span lang="EN" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 15.3333px;"> </span><br />
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<span class="yiv4015849959big1" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 15.3333px;"><span lang="EN" style="color: #454545; font-size: 12.5pt;">. </span></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489977998773_9820" lang="EN" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">The March equinox marks the moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator – the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s equator – from south to north and vice versa in September.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: purple; color: lime; font-size: x-large;">Equal Day and Night...not exactly </span></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVDCsXUygEw" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">Watch this cool video</span></a><br />
by It's Okay to be Smart</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17742144696682208242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198969875028417411.post-52341368912010921112016-09-22T18:42:00.002-07:002016-09-22T18:42:44.726-07:00What is the Equinox??<div align="center" class="yiv8633964148MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474510075250_16510" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0in 0in 5.25pt; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474510075250_16522" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: #333333; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;">The word equinox was formed by two Latin words: "Equi" is the Latin prefix for "equal" and "nox" is the Latin word for "night." The equal refers to the fact that the amount of daylight and darkness on this day are <em style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">almost</span></em> equal. – 12 hours – all over the world. </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474510075250_16526" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: #333333; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;">(<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474510075250_16525" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">For all practical purposes, the amount of daylight and darkness on the equinox can be considered equal. Scientists are quick to point out it is not exactly the same – but, let’s face it scientists are famous for splitting hairs and atoms and they want all of their science nerd friends to know that they know it’s not technically exact</i>.)</span><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: #333333; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;"></span></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474510075250_16532" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474510075250_16531" lang="EN" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: #454545; font-size: 11pt;">The September equinox occurs the moment the Sun crosses Earth’s Equator – from north to south.</span></b></div>
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Serious folks in the snow business like to look at snow water equivalent (SWE) instead of snow depth. SWE tells us the liquid water equivalent (the depth of water if the snowpack was melted) of the frozen water in the snowpack and is a better measure of the water availability when the snowpack melts during the spring. The SWE for this AM (see below) shows massive amounts in our area, with substantial SWE in the northern and central Rockies. Bad news over the eastern U.S., where preternatural warmth--reaching the lower 70s was enjoyed during Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.</div>
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The temperatures back east were simply startling and opposite of the severe cold they experienced the last two winters. Take a look at the max temperatures on Christmas Eve Day. 72F in New York City and Albany. 69F in Boston.</div>
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The U.S. snow depth analysis shows a dramatic picture this morning:<b> huge amounts of snow over the Northwest U.S., but virtually nothing over the Northeast U.S. (see below)</b>. Washington State has greater depths than any other state (mainly in the Cascades), with amounts exceeded only by British Columbia, the Saudi Arabia of water resources. British Columbia snow is a big positive for us, of course, since the Columbia drains southward and many of us head to Whistler or other south BC ski areas.<br /><div>
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Serious folks in the snow business like to look at snow water equivalent (SWE) instead of snow depth. SWE tells us the liquid water equivalent (the depth of water if the snowpack was melted) of the frozen water in the snowpack and is a better measure of the water availability when the snowpack melts during the spring. The SWE for this AM (see below) shows massive amounts in our area, with substantial SWE in the northern and central Rockies. Bad news over the eastern U.S., where preternatural warmth--reaching the lower 70s was enjoyed during Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.</div>
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The temperatures back east were simply startling and opposite of the severe cold they experienced the last two winters. Take a look at the max temperatures on Christmas Eve Day. 72F in New York City and Albany. 69F in Boston.</div>
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Eastern U.S temperatures have been much warmer than normal all fall. Here is the anomaly (difference from normal) of max temperature for the past 90 days. Western WA has actually been a bit below normal.</div>
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Why? The proximate reason is unusually persistent high pressure over the eastern U.S.. Here is the anomaly (in tens of meters) of the heights at a mid-level of the atmosphere (500hPa) for the past 90 days. . Red means higher heights (pressure) than normal. High heights are associated with warmer temperatures below.</div>
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This is probably the result of natural variability, no reason to expect it is connected with global warming. What about El Nino? Probably not at this point. We have yet to see the normal El Nino circulation changes, which generally are most profound after January 1st and certainly our recent weather in the Northwest is not El Nino-like. </div>
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