This is Part 4C, an in-depth investigation of the hottest periods in the Death Valley region during the first 20 years of the Greenland Ranch… [Read More]
December 19, 2018 Bright Meteor from San Nicolas Island
A rocket launch was scheduled from Vandenberg AFB about an hour after sunset on this evening. It was the 3rd or 4th attempt for… [Read More]
December 19, 2018 Distant Meteor From San Nicolas Island
I set up for another try at the Vandenberg rocket launch from San Nicolas Island, and witnessed a very bright meteor instead! The launch… [Read More]
December 17, 2018 Large Surf and Swells from San Nicolas Island
The coast of Southern California faces mostly towards the south and southwest, so the large ocean swells of winter from the west and northwest,… [Read More]
December 14, 2018 Dim Comet and No Meteors from San Nicolas Island
There was a comet to look for this evening — Comet Wirtanen. It was about as bright and close to the Earth as it… [Read More]
December 7, 2018 Fire-scarred Canyon in Westlake Village
The Woolsey Fire burned the canyon that is adjacent to my home, and I took my camera to the area a week or two… [Read More]
December 3, 2018 San Nicolas Island Sunrise
The altocumulus clouds were on fire for sunrise this morning out on the island. Around late morning, a rocket launch out of Vandenberg was… [Read More]
November 29, 2018 San Nicolas Island Cumulonimbus
Late on this afternoon on the island, shower activity was drifting west to east over the waters to the north. I set the camera… [Read More]
2018 Chase Season Summary
The 2018 spring storm chase season was decidedly poor. As usual, I chased as tour director for Tempest Tours for most days from late… [Read More]
November 9 and 10, 2018 Woolsey Fire — Oak Park, Agoura Hills and Westlake Village
As a resident of Westlake Village (on the Los Angeles and Ventura county line about an hour northwest of Los Angeles) and owner… [Read More]
October 26, 2018 Landings at LAX, with Vapor Trails!
I arrived at LAX late in the afternoon this day to pick up a friend. I drove through some thick fog along PCH in… [Read More]
October 7, 2018 Vandenberg SpaceX Rocket Launch from San Nicolas Island
This evening I was ready with my tripod and camera on a nearby hilltop here on San Nicolas Island. A SpaceX rocket launch from… [Read More]
October 1, 2018 The Channel Islands from the Santa Monica Mountains
If you are interested in seeing what the Channel Islands look like from the mountains above Malibu, then this is the post for you!… [Read More]
July 2018 Daily Weather Maps and Data — Part 2 of 2, July 16-31
July 2018 was one of the hottest months on record in the Death Valley region. These daily maps and graphics were saved to document the… [Read More]
July 2018 Daily Weather Maps and Data — Part 1 of 2, July 1-15
Part 2 is here/data and maps for July 16-31 July 2018 was very hot in desert areas of California, Nevada, and Arizona. Some stations in… [Read More]
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