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So there I was, doing my ultra rare once a year shopping trip to the big city box stores and a summer storm rolled in. And what a storm. From inside the store I could hear the wind roll in like a hurricane. Then as we looked out the windows we could see that it…

We have all heard about the current solar maximum and its possible effects here on earth. Living in Quebec, I remember the solar flares in 1989 knocking out the power grid for hours.  This was during a solar maximum.  In 1972, sporadic, but temporary phone outages were reported around North America.  In 1958 & 1959,…

 This week on Movie Monday  The History Of San Andreas Fault Well, with the release last Friday of the movie San Andreas, I thought it might be a good time to have a closer look.  This week’s documentary will give some insight into the fault’s history, composition, volatility and some of the major quakes it…