Monthly Archives: July 2020

Antarctica is always a fun place to visit, especially at this time of year when there is no sunlight at all for months on end. It does get pretty cold, and in fact the record is around minus 89C, or … Continue reading →

“Whys it’s so damn hot in the Arctic right now” (Vox) https://www.vox.com/2020/6/23/21300279/arctic-siberia-temperature-heat-wave-record-russia-fire-climate-change  This article has the latest numbers from Siberia.  It also has considerable commentary from a senior scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the U … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s letter focused on the seemingly magical relationship between highly variable air temperatures on Earth’s surface and the likewise variable configuration of air pressure zones high in the atmosphere—a region where air temperatures are largely uniform and well below freezing. … Continue reading →