The coronavirus issue has finally come knocking. Nothing personal — I’m fine, as is everyone I know, and I haven’t read of a single documented
Reblog: Mount Thorbjorn
March 20, 2020, 4:48 p.m., Pacific: I’m a couple days late with this, but GVP reports that the Iceland Met Office raised Reykjanes Volcano to
Species Fact: Asiatic Golden Cats
It’s a good world that contains two golden cats — one in Africa and the one that we are meeting today. Name: In English, this
Guest Videos: Rocket Cams
Is sheltering in place getting old? Here. Leave the planet, while relaxing in your comfy seat at home! (Don’t forget about gravity, though . .
Decade Volcanoes: Taal
Taal doesn’t fit the stereotype we laypeople have of volcanoes being big pointy mountains with a bad case of heartburn. It does have what appears
A Few Thoughts on a COVID-19 Weekend
That’s the view out my window in west central Oregon just now — it faces south, and there are usually jet trails up there as
Species Fact: Ocelots
Name: There is a little uncertainty about where “ocelot” comes from. Aztecs had the word ocelotl, per Wikipedia, but they used it more for jaguars.
