Axios Space: Understanding the Sun By: Miriam Kramer Date: 18 July 2023 "The Sun's activity is defying forecasts and highlighting how difficult it is to predict the machinations of Earth's nearest star. Why it matters: Space weather, which is largely driven by the Sun, can shorten the lifespans of satellites, cause radio blackouts and, in extreme...
A recent Scientific American article claims that the "sun is quickly approaching a major peak in solar activity". Wiki: "Solar maximum is the regular period of greatest solar activity during the Sun's 11-year solar cycle." Actually, this is the only article that I had noticed about this phenomenon. Source: my 2018 blogs Left is my 2018 diagram representing the known...
Intro LO: This article is a perfect example of my assertion that climate change is the default in life and nature, and not the exception. This article is about the so called axial precession of planet Earth. Please also see my 2016 blog Wobbling Earth, and my 2017 blog Wobbling Earth: climate shift vs climate change. In my diagram about the known factors of climate...
Many - if not most - of us are interested in the past and the present and the causes of events, including their (moral) accountability and/or responsibility. Even the people who are interested in future consequences, often cannot refrain from blaming others. Blaming others, however, seldom contributes to finding solutions. Why are few people...
In my blog of 23 April 2015, I wrote about the link between weather, mood and pain. In my blog of 7 October 2015, I wrote about the 5 happiest countries which are all in a certain climate type. Something was bugging me though. It was hard for me to understand why these "happy" people can also be considered as "cold" people, especially by people from warmer regions...
My Kenyan friends always complain about the weather. When it is below 20 Celsius (68 F) it is too cold. When it is above 25 Celsius (77 F) it is too warm. They can hardly imagine the European temps that range from about - 40 Celsius (- 40 F) to + 40 Celsius (104 F). By the way, the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth was +58 Celsius or 136 Fahrenheit in the...
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