It will be Monday soon enough. But before the start of another valley week in February — first fog, possibly freezing, and later rain — take a look at some surf in the sun.
Looking at the dark side of spring
Written April 11th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
What you see here looks pretty nice, right? But there’s a dark side to this sea of white blossoms under a blue sky. The scene foreshadows a backbreaking chore this summer and fall.
Thirty seconds of anti-rain
Written January 19th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
I could be wrong, but considering the typical January weather in Oregon’s mid-valley, I figured everybody could use at least 30 seconds of subtropical breezes, palm trees and sunshine.
A welcome moment of bright skies
Written December 20th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
There’s nothing like a break in the clouds when for days we’ve had nothing but dark skies and rain. You appreciate it even more when you’re on a bike ride in December, on a road bike that has no fenders and no place to put them.
Look at all that wasted rain
Written December 23rd, 2014 by Hasso Hering
The flooding that had been forecast for the Willamette River over the last few days did not materialize. But there’s still a lot of water running down the river past Albany. Shouldn’t we try to store some of that water?
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Tags: Corps of Engineers, dams, flooding, water conservation, water storage, weather, Willamette River
Tags: Corps of Engineers, dams, flooding, water conservation, water storage, weather, Willamette River
Our weather: Better than elsewhere
Written December 12th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
Why is the weather so interesting to people, especially around here? Because it is potentially dangerous, because it affects everybody, and because it can change as radically as it did the last few days.
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Oregon weather: A question of latitude
It was a question of latitude, more or less. And of time, and of where weather systems go in Oregon when they come from the southwest. On Sunday I was riding the bike in Jacksonville outside of Medford. The weather was cool but clear and partly sunny, sunny enough for people to check out the […]
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