The Capital Weather Gang is absolutely correct.  And, you'll notice it is always, "they." No seems to know, even the people saying we know who to control the weather, who "they" is/are.  There is one small exception: the science is pretty good that in mountain areas (only) ground-based silver iodide generators can increase snowfall 5-15% over what would have fallen anyway.  That means that if zero was going to fall, silver iodide won't make any difference.  Capisce!

Our  big  estate sale continues today in Wichita at  4031 N. Tara Circle, 67226.  In addition to the usual items in an estate sale, you will find: O Gauge (Lionel-type) model train items, most 50% off or more from the  Greenburg price ! All but two or three items work perfectly and those are clearly marked. Many are in their original boxes. Per the people running the sale, these are going fast! Camera equipment, most in perfect working order. New copies of my best selling book,  Warnings .  You can find more information about the estate sale here: Vintage Vision Estate Sales, (316)  618-4674. or   Jshear1218@gmail.com After the estate sale, the home itself will be offered for sale. The real estate agent will be  Joel Dolloff . You can read more about Joel,  here . The home is located on a golf course with often spectacular views. I took this in the back yard.  So, if you are looking for bargains or a great home, I hope you will consider us. 

Vice President Harris: below is a photo I took of a combine, which in this case is being used to harvest wheat.  Modern combines not only have Sirius XM, they also have GPS antennae that allow farmer to navigate their path in inches -- literally. Most farmers not only have computers in their homes, they have scanners which can be used to, yes, photocopy ID's. Even I have one. 

Emergency Managers: How about using railroads  to get large amounts of materiel to the areas that need it? From what I have been able to determine, there is less damage to the railroad infrastructure that I would have guessed.  Railroads go through some of the most remote terrain in the United States and can move huge amounts of freight.  Asheville is near the center of the map. Blue is CSX Railroad the gray is Norfolk Southern. There are several shortline railroads in the Asheville area.  I don't know whether railroads can help but we won't know if we don't try. 

Part I Here's is my latest forecast of dry and warm (increasing evaporation from the ground) conditions for the next 15 days. To sum it up in one word, dry .  Plus, the warmer than average temperatures will cause soil moisture to evaporate more quickly than usual.  I'm concerned a major drought may be setting up . I will continue to monitor the situation and will post updates every few days.  Part II I wanted to post addition information beyond the above forecast. So, I went to the National Drought Information Center and found this... So, yet again, NOAA's fragile infrastructure is down. Caused by weather. Perhaps it is time for NOAA to become "weather ready" as its National Weather Service promotes!

Okay, fellow conservatives, let's talk. I do not believe the (many) things going wrong with the disaster response in the southern Appalachians is a conspiracy by the Biden Administration. Since the creation of FEMA, these foul-ups in major disasters are routine. To demonstrate my point, here is a short excerpt from my book  Warnings   pertaining to the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew (1992) which destroyed 28,000 homes and damaged 110,000 in the south Miami area.    In south Dade County, the nightmare worsened. Showers and thunderstorms moved through the area, causing further damage to homes with open roofs. There was no food, no water, no medical attention. The State of Florida’s response was completely inadequate, mainly comprised of sending a few National Guard troops to the area.   State officials then told the Feds they didn’t need federal troops. When the on-scene locals (Dade County officials) told the Feds otherwise, the Feds began playing bureaucrat. In those days, the Feder

Our big  estate sale begins Thursday in Wichita at 4031 N. Tara Circle, 67226. In addition to the usual items in an estate sale, you will find: O Gauge (Lionel-type) model train items, most 50% off or more from the Greenburg price ! All but two or three items work perfectly and those are clearly marked. Many are in their original boxes.  Camera equipment, most in perfect working order. New copies of my best selling book, Warnings .  You can find more information about the estate sale here: Vintage Vision Estate Sales, (316)  618-4674. or   Jshear1218@gmail.com After the estate sale, the home itself will be offered for sale. The real estate agent will be Joel Dolloff . You can read more about Joel, here . 

If you missed yesterday evening's webcast, here is a link to the interview I did with Andy Revkin pertaining to the catastrophe in the southern Appalachians caused by Hurricane Helene and why this event -- yet again -- demonstrates why the United States desperately needs a National Disaster Review Board (NDRB) that would be modeled after the hugely successful National Transportation Safety Board.  There is bipartisan legislation in both houses of Congress to create a NDRB. While some modifications to the bills are needed, they are a very good start.  This is election season: now is the time to put this issue in front of our candidates and see what they have to say. Otherwise, we are doomed to keep repeating the loss of life and the incredible loss of property and damage to our nation's economy. 

A peaceful area for meditation and prayer in Leawood, Kansas. We have an incredibly beautiful world that we should protect and cherish. A number of readers are unhappy when I refer to "Big Climate." Here's some information that will clarify why I choose to use that term: "According to E&E News, the CEO of the World Wildlife Fund, Carter Roberts, takes home a nifty $1.2 million each year in compensation. Similarly the president of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) gets close to one million each year, and the head of the Nature Conservancy gets three-quarters of a million. It takes half a million dollars to get the chief of the “Rainforest Alliance” to turn up for work, and $415k to feed the account of the president of the Wilderness Society. The two co-directors of Greenpeace USA get about $330,000 a year each." You can read more here . These aren't charities in the traditional sense of the term. They demand your money, your votes and your loyalty. Th