Another smoke day.

 

 

Before the breathin' air is gone
Before the sun is just a bright spot in the nighttime
Out where the rivers like to run
I stand alone and take back somethin' worth rememberin'
THREE DOG NIGHT "Out In The Country".

And now we're not only polluting our own planet we're polluting the moon as well.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/spacex-rocket-5-400-mph-145500722.html

 

Before the breathin' air is gone
Before the sun is just a bright spot in the nighttime
Out where the rivers like to run
I stand alone and take back somethin' worth rememberin'
THREE DOG NIGHT "Out In The Country".

And now we're not only polluting our own planet we're polluting the moon as well.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/spacex-rocket-5-400-mph-145500722.html

I wouldn't call it "polluting" as long as those kind of events remained rare ... it's more of a scientific gift at this point:

What can scientists learn from a stray SpaceX rocket hitting the Moon?

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It could be days or even weeks before the full picture of what happened and what we can learn from it is known - but for planetary geologists, this accidental collision is a scientific gift.

 

Pretty soon the Moon might start to look like the earth, this is how bad our own planet has become.




https://platform.leolabs.space/visualization

 

 

Pretty soon the Moon might start to look like the earth, this is how bad our own planet has become.

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https://platform.leolabs.space/visualization

AHHhhhh. Now I understand why earth when viewed from space looks so grey, more so than when Apollo 11 took that famous picture of our planet.

Here too. Wherever you are! It's everywhere. Australia, Africa, North and South America, Asia - we've pulled the trigger. U.S. included. All we have left to do is go extinct. No giant asteroids, no comets, no super volcano eruptions - we did this.

 

AHHhhhh. Now I understand why earth when viewed from space looks so grey, more so than when Apollo 11 took that famous picture of our planet.
Here too. Wherever you are! It's everywhere. Australia, Africa, North and South America, Asia - we've pulled the trigger. U.S. included. All we have left to do is go extinct. No giant asteroids, no comets, no super volcano eruptions - we did this.

Sadly otherwise rational people have started discrediting climate research, if something is too inconvenient to believe then just deny it - like the 2020 election, make up a story and continue on one's merry way.

As you said - we did this - and our extinction is now staring us in the face, some deny it and pretend everything is fine, but it isn't we are rapidly heading toward a global catastrophe unlike anything man has seen before and the end of all human life is no longer far fetched.

 

 

Two typhoons passed through Taiwan not long ago, thankfully without causing too much damage. Now another typhoon is approaching; hopefully, everything will be safe.





https://www.windy.com/

2026/08/06 12:00 UTC, Current Western North Pacific Tropical Cyclones.
https://www.cwa.gov.tw/V8/E/P/Typhoon/TY_NEWS.html

 

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Maybe the extra heat will help save some lives this coming winter.

 

Two typhoons passed through Taiwan not long ago, thankfully without causing too much damage. Now another typhoon is approaching; hopefully, everything will be safe.

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https://www.windy.com/

2026/08/06 12:00 UTC, Current Western North Pacific Tropical Cyclones.
https://www.cwa.gov.tw/V8/E/P/Typhoon/TY_NEWS.html

Dolphin looks real nasty. China looks to be in the bullseye.

 

Dolphin looks real nasty. China looks to be in the bullseye.

If Dolphin doesn't change direction, Taiwan might suffer significant damage, and its attack power would be weakened by the high mountains of Taiwan's Central Mountain Range and reducing its attack power on China.

However, if Dolphin does change direction as two previous Typhoons, then Taiwan might suffer less damage, and its attack power on China would be increase.

 

If Dolphin doesn't change direction, Taiwan might suffer significant damage, and its attack power would be weakened by the high mountains of Taiwan's Central Mountain Range and reducing its attack power on China.

However, if Dolphin does change direction as two previous Typhoons, then Taiwan might suffer less damage, and its attack power on China would be increase.

The current track and prediction.

https://zoom.earth/storms/dolphin-2026/


Looks like Okinawa is going to get punched.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/as...-military-bases-typhoon-dolphin-22471160.html

Okinawa bases brace for lengthy lockdown, flooding from Typhoon Dolphin

 

Where's Don Trump with his magic marker when we need him ? ? ?

 

 

 

Where's Don Trump with his magic marker when we need him ? ? ?

He is busy erasing the Mexico bit in New Mexico.

 

Back in 2003 I was working in southern California. One afternoon, summertime, after my shift, on the way home there was nearly completely stalled traffic. As we made 10 yards per minute we finally reached the reason for the slowdown. Hail. The neighborhood I was driving through on the highway, there was six inches of hail. Of course California drivers have never experienced driving on snow or ice. Having lived for a while in Washington State I've had snow falls as much as 10 inches to drive on - with no issues. Needless to say I was amazed at how much ice had fallen from the sky.

 

Of course California drivers have never experienced driving on snow or ice.

Lived in San Diego for about 4 years and a few years in Anaheim for about 3 years. Drove up into the mountains plenty of times in snow. They did stop trucks and checked, they needed chains (Semi Trucks) and vehicles needed snow tires. Grew up in NY where snow was common and today live in Cleveland, Ohio where snow is nothing new. Had a few hail storms this summer. Anyway as to snow in CA? I saw and drove in plenty of it. San Diego County includes plenty of high elevations, Julian CA is a good example.

Ron