Wild Weather Explanations by Non-Scientists: St. Elmo’s Fire Written on Feb 27, 2018 by Gerard West — Earth is a mysterious place. Scientists still struggle to explain some phenomena, and weather events are at times some of the most difficult to decipher. Once …
By Will Mawhood 20 March 2018 In mid-January, the snow made the little coastal town of Šventoji in north-west Lithuania feel like a film set. Restaurants, shops and wooden holiday cabins all sat silently with their lights off, waiting for the arrival of …
The strange phenomenon caused by snow mixing with sand is sighted in Russia and other countries. People in eastern Europe have been wondering at the appearance of orange-tinted snow. Pictures of the snow have been posted on social media from Russia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, …
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has halted the activities of four individuals who allegedly promoted deceptive money-making schemes involving cryptocurrencies. These schemes falsely promised that participants could earn large returns by paying cryptocurrency such as bitcoin or …
By Sharon Burke Updated 3:33 PM ET, Wed March 21, 2018 (This is an excerpt. For the full article see: https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/21/opinions/russia-electric-grid-should-worry-americans-burke/) The United States urgently needs to strengthen our defense of the national grid system. This cannot be just the responsibility of the private …
Extreme Weather in Space Written by Gerard West After a year in space, astronaut’s DNA no longer matches that of his identical twin www.cnn.com/2018/03/14/health/scott-kelly-dna-nasa-twins-study/index.html You think Earth has it bad? When it comes to extreme weather, Earth is tame compared to some of …
March 16, 2018 One urgent reason to move to a more distributed, islandable, resilient grid with back up battery power, is the increasing vulnerability of traditional electrical grids to attack. Also, urgent reason to wonder what the Russians have on Donald Trump. New …
If You Ever Had A Dog, You’ll Better Understand …. The Most Affectionate Creature In The World Is a Wet Dog. (For more on “Dogs” see the post under ANIMALS)
Written by Gerard West for YourWeatherWatcher.com on 2018 Mar 07 If you’ve ever visited or lived in an arid region, you may have experienced fear in the face of a swarming wall of deadly dust billowing over the plains. But how do dust …
FTC Sending Refund Checks Totaling More Than $7.2 Million to Consumers Who Bought Deceptively Marketed “Buy-One-Get-One-Free” Products Company often billed consumers without their consent The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 218,254 refund checks totaling more than $7.2 million to people who bought products …
