Tag: weather
Dog Days Of Summer Warmth
UNITED STATES—Summer began more than a week ago. Subsequently, the dog days of summer continue from the third of July to the eleventh of...
Arid Climates Can Be Challenging
UNITED STATES—'Mediterranean' translates as an adjective that describes being at the middle of the Earth. Those who inhabited that region many centuries ago considered...
Frosted Foliage Is Ugly Foliage
UNITED STATES—Weather is variable everywhere. Climates and seasons are imprecisely regulating. They merely define predictable ranges of the elements of weather, such as temperature,...
Warmth Accelerates Early Spring Bloom
UNITED STATES—Unseasonable warmth and dryness has been great this winter. Such weather is often an advantage of this locally mild climate. Chill never gets...
Foggy Driving Causes Accidents In San Francisco
UNITED STATES—The San Francisco area is no stranger to fog. The Bay Area experiences more fog than many other coastal cities, including Los Angeles....
Frost Damage Is Totally Not Cool
UNITED STATES—Frost happens. It may not happen every winter. It may not happen everywhere. For a few of the mildest climates, it may not...
Frost Is Different From Chill
UNITED STATES—'Chill' could almost be a pleasant euphemism for 'frost'. Both words describe cool or cold weather that occurs during winter. The obvious difference...
Chill Helps Plants Distinguish Seasons
UNITED STATES—The Santa Clara Valley was formerly famous for stone fruit orchards. The San Fernando Valley was formerly famous for citrus orchards. The Wenatchee...
Cooler Weather Is Slower Weather
UNITED STATES—Weather is not quite as warm as it had been. Warm days do not last quite as long as they did earlier in...
Autumn Is Coming People!
UNITED STATES—This should come to no surprise to the people who know me: I hate the summer. I’m not an extreme heat person, so...