Speaking of solar activity, a giant coronal hole opened up in the Sun’s northern hemisphere earlier this week, triggering auroras at high latitudes. Image made by the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), via APOD. Click image to enlarge.
Vendela Roses and Stargazer Lily
We used a coupon to get a discount on a dozen Vendela roses today. I arranged them in the vase where I already had some Asian ‘Stargazer’ Lilies. Click on the image to enlarge.
Wreckovery
The Dow Jones Index closed below 10,000 today. The Administration and Congress not only wreck the economy but they spook business as well. C’mon November . . .
Cabela Playing with Bobo
We got Cabela a couple of toys after we got her back to California. One of those, “Bobo” is a doggie toy with a squeaker in it. When she is in a playful mood, she will grab Bobo, and dash merrily around the family room squeaking Bobo and playing keep away.
The other day, I gave her a greenie, a doggie treat that cleans their teeth and sweetens their breath. She grabbed it and made three laps around the family room at full speed before stoping to chew it. When I said she was playful and energetic, I didn’t know the half of it.
Play the video at the right to watch a 24 second portion of Cabela’s afternoon session with Bobo.
Cereus Cactus Flower
The end of night-blooming cereus flower season is coming soon. In the meantime, we’re enjoying a daily show – in the morning, that is, since they fade after a couple of hours of sunlight. Click on the image to enlarge.
Correlation Between Solar Activity and Global Temperature
A couple of days ago, I received feedback from a reader who wanted to use our “Correlation Between Solar Activity and Global Temperature” animated graphic in his classes on Meteorology. “Professor Bob” who teaches at a community college in Virginia Beach, VA, is a rare find in academia these days. He shares our skepticism of the whole “Climate Change” hype. How refreshing is that?
The graphic, embedded at the right, originally appeared in a post we wrote back in August of 2006, “Correlating Solar Activity to Global Climate.” The post dealt with observations of sunspot activity and global temperature from 1600 to 1998 and correlated the two together. The graphic is an animated visual summary of the correlation between solar activity and global temperature.
Since the Professor wanted to include the graphic in a Microsoft Powerpoint presentation, I did some research on linking Flash™ to the presentation. I found some pretty good support from Microsoft on how to link to the graphic. I tried it here, saw that it worked, and sent the information to Bob. He emailed me this morning to say he had succeeded in getting the link to work at his end.
The whole climate scam, of course, is aimed at higher taxes on anything that emits CO
Congratulations to Professor Bob for getting the thing working, and just as importantly, for passing the information along to his Meteorology Students.
