You are browsing the archive for 5 March 2016 - Dan's Wild Wild Science Journal.
5 March 2016
It’s About To Rain In Southern California
So far this super El Nino has not been the drought saving weather pattern that residents hoped for, but this weekend will bring heavy snows to the Sierra and a good soaking of rain all the way south to LA. They will measure the snow in feet in the central Sierra, and it is here that the drought can be broken. That heavy snow will melt in spring, and fill …
The Science Behind The GOP Civil War?
This is a bit off track from what I write about here, but the science behind the present civil war in the Republican Party is very fascinating. There are now some mainstream press articles about this coming out, but they don’t tend to explain much about the research. So here goes my first (and likely last ever) post dealing with psychology. I actually have a minor in the field (which is …
Dan Satterfield has worked as an on air meteorologist for 32 years in Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Forecasting weather is Dan's job, but all of Earth Science is his passion. This journal is where Dan writes about things he has too little time for on air. Dan blogs about peer-reviewed Earth science for Junior High level audiences and up.