Why Should I Care?

Its hard to imagine it has been over 25 years since the line ‘Print is dead’ was rambled off in Ghostbusters.  Since that time print media has had its ups and downs and is once again struggling for life.  Oddly enough, technology may have extended its life.  With audio and video so dominant in our [...]

While the likely origins appear to be related to the word Sabbath, in recent times the term has become synonymous with the concept of an extended break.  It has been a concept used in academia for some time and is often associated with professors who will take an extended leave from their normal faculty position.  However, it [...]

This time of year gets particularly busy for me with the start of the North Atlantic hurricane season (as you can probably tell by the lack of recent posts).  However, that delay is your good fortune as all the latest predictions for this year’s hurricane season have come in, and if the majority our correct [...]

As I undertake final preparation on a presentation related to seasonal forecasting for next week’s American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, it seemed like a good time to look back at last year’s seasonal forecast for the North Atlantic Hurricane Season.  In previous posts (1st, second), we looked at what various forecasting groups were saying the [...]

As the hours and minutes wind down in 2009, it is a good time to take a few of those remaining minutes and reflect on the year that was and what 2010 and beyond may present.   2009 certainly has had no shortage newsworthy items – some important, some crazy, some entertaining and some that just [...]

…waste? …fewer blog posts? …increased energy usage and carbon emissions? Yes I know that Sea Ice was next up on the docket, but recent events and a recent study have sidetracked me on an issue with which we are all very familiar – Spam!  It is reasonable to wonder why in the world this topic [...]