When I think of inspirational quotes that have motivated and shaped my life and philosophy, it’s hard not to think of Yogi Berra. Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972, Berra was one of the greatest catchers in Major League Baseball History over the course of his nearly […]
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As a native of New England, the fall colors season is my favorite time of year. The air is cool, crisp, and fresh, and the summer tourists have long since gone home. Fall foliage lights up the landscape in brilliant shades of gold, orange, and red. It’s a magical window […]
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Back in August, we made our official forecast for when the current Delta wave of COVID-19 will peak in the United States. Since we are now past the window in which we forecast the peak to occur, a lot of you are wondering if the current delta wave has actually […]
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As many of you know, chasing tornadoes and severe storms during my tenure as a meteorology student at the University of Oklahoma heavily influenced both my photography style and my quest for adventure. As a former storm chaser, I believe that there is never a bad time for landscape photography. […]
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In today’s media-rich internet, load times are critical to your web application’s success. There is no industry for which that rings true more than the online mapping and GIS community. In the past, even small to medium-sized datasets were notorious for crippling web-based GIS applications and crashing web browsers. Thankfully, […]
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Dominating the geography of North Africa, Algeria is one of the least known and most misunderstood countries in the Arab world. Algeria’s rich history, melting pot of cultures, and expansive Sahara Desert offer more than enough to attract even the most extreme adventurers. Interestingly, we need to dive into the […]
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Less than a week after Hurricane Henri hit southern New England, we now have Hurricane Ida training its crosshairs at the Gulf Coast of the United States. This is the time of the year that the Gulf of Mexico becomes very conducive to strong hurricanes. If you’re on the Gulf […]
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The hero image has been around for decades. However, it didn’t catch on in modern web design until only about 10 or so years ago. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, a hero image is the large banner image you see at the top of websites that takes up most, […]
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Hurricane Henri is at the doorstep and closing in on its New England target. Its effects are already being felt across all of southern New England. Unfortunately, if you haven’t begun storm prep yet, it’s too late. Conditions will continue to deteriorate across the region throughout this morning and into […]
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After a fickle 48 hours of massive track shifts across southern New England, models are finally converging on a solution as Henri trains its crosshairs square on the south coast. The westward march of Henri’s track has stopped, and this morning’s model runs have actually brought the track back to […]
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Well, that didn’t last long. Our COVID-free summer lasted all of about six weeks. Thanks to the highly contagious Delta variant that first surfaced in India last winter, COVID-19 has come roaring back in the United States. In less than a month, the Delta spike has already surpassed all of […]
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Almost 30 years to the day after Hurricane Bob made landfall in Rhode Island, Hurricane Henri is set to be the first storm in a long time to make landfall in New England as a hurricane. If you live anywhere in New England, particularly on the south coast, you need […]
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