If you need rain and live south of Interstate 70, you have a pretty good chance the next five days.  [I-70 runs from near Washington, DC to central Utah.] Update 3:10pm CDT The pale blue area is where the NWS is forecasting scattered flooding between now and Sunday morning. 

The latest data shows reason for concern about the deepening drought in the West and its potential spread eastward. This week's drought data is discouraging. The severe drought from the Rockies to the Sierra continues to worsen as does the drought in the Middle Atlantic region.  Here is the forecast rainfall amounts for the next seven days.  In the West, the light rains will be of little help.  Our ability to forecast summer rainfall amounts at 8 to 14 days is marginal at best, but here's the latest estimate: While part of the western drought area is forecast to have greater than average rainfall, it is not particularly good news for two reasons. The first is that this is generally a dry time of year so more than usual rain isn't very much. Second, is the temperatures are forecast to be above normal so the evaporation rates will be high. I will periodically update this situation. 

Wichita, along with Dayton, have been named the hosts of the first two rounds of the 2027 and 2028 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament (a/k/a "March Madness). Details are here .  In 2025, Wichita hosted both March Madness and the U.S. National Figure Skating Championships. Congratulations, Wichita!

Disneyland 1958 This is something that really confuses me.  When I ask about "construction" I am not asking about planning or environmental work, I'm asking why it takes so long once the first dirt is moved.  For example, a small waterpark is going to be built in Olathe, Kansas, by the Hunt Family. Great! The  Kansas City Star  reports, “We’re shooting for 24 months to be up and running because we want it out of the ground,” said James Arkell, the chief operating officer of Loretto Companies. Essentially, two years.  So, I asked AI, "Once construction began, how long did it take to build Disneyland?" The answer: Presumably, today's construction tools are equal or better than those of 70 years ago. So, why does it take at least twice as long -- or, for public works projects, three or more times as long? Anyone? 

We've added four new photos -- every photo is curated -- to my collection at Adobe Stock Photography .  Everyone is welcome to browse the images regardless of whether you are looking to license photography or not.

New York Post Like most high-profile global warming zealots (Al Gore, Barack Obama, John Kerry, Leo DiCaprio, Price Harry, etc., etc.) George Soros is a hypocrite. I just purchased a home on the water on Long Island. No one who believes sea level is going to rise 21' would do that! Grok Yes, earth's rising temperatures are, in some ways, a serious threat. The way to handle it is with nuclear power, especially next generation nuclear.  As to an existential threat, I'll quote Prof. Glenn Reynolds: I'll believe global warming is a serious threat when the people telling me it is a serious threat start acting like it is a serious threat.