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Randy Mann
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The spring equinox is here
On Tuesday, March 19, at 8:06 p.m. PST, spring will officially arrive across the North American continent. The dat…
Earthquakes in the Midwest with threats in the Northwest
Recently, residents in the Midwest have been concerned about the recent increase in earthquake activity in southern Illinois. Since the middle of November of 2…
A history of daylight saving time
On Sunday, March 10, most U.S. and European residents will once again move their clocks forward one hour. Daylight saving time is the cycle that starts in the …
The 2024 tropical storm and hurricane season could be another active one
The official start of the tropical storm and hurricane season in the Atlantic and Caribbean waters is a little more than 3 months away. With the strong El Niño…
Is the California drought over?
The California rainfall season begins July 1 and ends the following June 30. Most other stations, including Coeur d’Alene, begin their moisture season Jan. 1.
El Niño's effects are here, but they may not last
The 2023-24 snowfall season has not been one to remember in North Idaho and other parts of the U.S.
The strong El Niño may have already peaked
As of late January, ocean waters along the equatorial regions are still very warm and forecasters who carefully watch the trends of ocean warming and cooling h…
Some spectacular celestial events in 2024
This year will offer U.S. skywatchers a variety of dazzling celestial events from meteor showers, a comet fly-by and the long-anticipated solar eclipse across …
History of Coeur d'Alene cold waves
Conditions this month have been some of the coldest and iciest across North Idaho in recent memory.
Very frigid weather for the start of 2024
Late last week, we had some of the coldest weather across the country we’ve felt and heard about in a long time as hundreds of cold records were broken. Over t…
It's been a wild start to 2024
We’re barely a week into 2024 and some parts of the world have experienced Mother Nature’s wrath.
Our planet's orbit now has us closest to the sun
We’re now into 2024 and it’s almost hard to believe that another year has passed. My parents always told me that when you get older, time passes more quickly. …
More weather extremes in 2023
Thanks, at least in part, to the warm water phenomenon, El Niño, many residents across the U.S. were disappointed with the lack of snow on Christmas Day.
Our planet has been affected by solar storms
Earlier this year, I wrote an article stating that our sun was in the middle of a stronger “maxima” cycle. During these events, there are increased number of s…
Tree rings give insights to past climates and earthquakes
Tree ring data has become very important in determining a region’s past climate. Trees are sensitive to the area’s local climate and each year, the tree will g…