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Mild weather to continue

Since June, every month except November has seen warmer than normal temperatures across Southwestern Pennsylvania. December averaged 4.7 degrees above average; and, so far, January has been on the mild side and it looks like the mild days will continue at least over the weekend and into the ...

Wishes for fair weather ahead

As we end 2019 and begin the New Year, we extend wishes for a great weather year to all our readers. May your winter be mild, spring early, summer pleasant and fall colorful?Looking back over 2019 and considering all the extreme weather that plagued the country, we fared pretty well in ...

The discussion about climate is leading to some very interesting innovations and it is this kind of activity that perhaps will provide some of the answers to the problems the planet faces in the future. Our growing worldÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s population will certainly put tremendous pressure on our food ...

And the climate news gets worse

New Jersey is now considered ÎÞëÊÓÆµ˜Ground ZeroÎÞëÊÓÆµ™ for sea level rise, according to new data as reported in the USA Today. The report comes from Rutgers University and is intended to help New Jersey communities prepare for changing coastal conditions. Sea levels along the coast have already risen ...

A little fun in the ‘Burgh

Pittsburgh has always been my favorite big city. My wife and I have traveled over much of the country and Europe and Pittsburgh will always be our favorite. Perhaps one of the big reasons is that so much of my life has fond memories of days spent in Pittsburgh. Who doesnÎÞëÊÓÆµ™t remember a trip to ...

I have always loved snow

<span class="print_trim">By Jack Hughes</span>Snow has a lot in common with religion. It comes from heaven, changes everything and creates an alternative reality that brings on irrational behavior in humans. I have always loved snow; the more, the better in my ...