drought

Received the latest Tennessee Crop Summary from the USDA today and crop conditions this year are in great shape. Last year, at this time, we were well into a substantial drought. Taking a look at the Crop Condition, it is fair to say we are in good shape for 2008.

Crop Condition Table

When I argue with denialists about Global Warming, they often like to point to recent weather events (usually quite local) that aren't so "warm," however meaningless such weather is to climate change. One thing I like to point out is that the land mass of the U.S.

Even though the region's drought classification continues to drop, local officials are looking at a comprehensive study to find the best way to continue to provide water to the area. TVA reported at...

Simplicity has turned out to be one of the most complex subjects I’ve ever studied.  On the long drive back from Texas this past weekend, Becky and I talked more simply about what exactly we mean by “simplicity” than we ever have before.  Here are two questions we asked ourselves and the whittled-down answers we came up with:

Why live simply?

Rush Limbaugh gave a brilliant monologue on Friday's show regarding global warming and why it is impossible for human beings to have even the slightest effect on the earth's climate. Here's a excerpt:

With one eye on the current drought and the other eye on future flooding, the Tennessee Duck River Development Agency will soon be requesting feasibility studies for solutions -- one of which could...

Alternatives on how to avoid water shortages due to drought are to be explored at Henry Horton State Park on Thursday when the Duck River Agency Board of Directors convenes for its quarterly meeting....

Took a look at our rainfall through today and where we stand compared to normal precipitation.

As of today, April 20th, 2008,
we've measured:

April 8, 2008
Raining again, all day.
Lovely, after last year’s drought.