From the URL on Tuesday morning => https://SailingLaVagabonde.com/
A broad reach across the Atlantic
If 8kts was good ~9kts is better if you are in a hurry to make #COP25 by 02DEC19. La Vagabonde is making ~200nm/day now with the potential for more, as the storm moves up the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. That LOW is literally pushing La Vagabonde along, as you can see from the …
“Look at ‘er FLY!” – La Vagabonde riding the storm! (no worries)
La Vagabonde on a beam reach; wind off the starboard; a constant ~8kts and its supper time for the crew. But you all knew that, didn't you Sailors and Víkingurs! And behind her is the STORM, push her along! The LOW sweeping the Gulf Stream up to greet Ms Greta Thunberg and her Dad. …
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La Vagabonde makes its first BIG Jibe!
La Vagabonde makes its first BIG Jibe towards calmer wind and Bermuda! (I think; from the weather pattern below). They initiated the jibe in a 'purple' lull between two LOWS. NO WORRIES! They are making great speed towards Hamilton at ~ 8 kt.s on a starboard broad reach that could become a starboard beam reach …
UK Floods Continue to Ravage Crops and Land – No Action in Sight
A Typical Human Response? One “Green New Deal” scheme ‘floated’ – Funding “After Floods” Full Link To Article in The Guradian “The price of crisps (edNA: potato chips) and chips (edNA: French fries) are expected to rise in the new year as the flooding in northern England hits the supply of winter vegetables such as …
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Forest Soils Storing Carbon Are Linked to Climate Change in a Warming World
by Cornelia Rumpel, for Nature News and Views "Carbon has been stored in the organic layers of boreal-forest soils for hundreds of years. An analysis reveals that this carbon might be released into the atmosphere as global warming increases the frequency of wildfires..." Full Link to Nature Article "Boreal forests are key players in the …
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Ms Greta Thunberg is heading to #COP25!
Beating the wind and beating climate change on her second day out from port, the Teenage Climate Activist (and Víkingur) Ms Greta Thunberg is on School Strike for the Climate. You can follow the the Atlantic journey to #COP25 yourselves. Making good-speed of over 6kts beating the wind just off the port-side. That is a low …
Vice President Pence at NASA-Ames from Fox News…
(1) "The next human American Man and first American Woman..." I for one am actually glad he inserted "human" into that sentence. If you remember, the first American in space was a chimpanzee, unfortunately, before JFK set us on the correct course and Johnson took over NASA, transforming it. JFK was sworn into office on …
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From climate mysteries to dead zones, an evolving computer model tackles Puget Sound’s eco-riddles
“The local population of Puget Sound orcas is in decline, having dropped to 73 animals. A computer model built by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is helping scientists studying industrial pollutants, one of the key threats to the killer whales’ survival. (NOAA Photo)” Lisa Stiffler, GeekWire “Puget Sound — Washington’s inland sea — is a mysterious place. …
Tatiana Schlossberg at JFK Library
What a brilliant science writer. I still quote her all the time, btw. I even noticed that her comfort level with large audiences has improved dramatically over the course of the book tour to the West Coast ( at least the UW Bookstore, Seattle). Glad to have met her and heard her speak. For those …
