This is a pretty clever idea. Click here for details. 

We've heard a lot about the electric crisis in Nashville. But there are still ~25,000 people without power two weeks after the storm in northern Mississippi! The worst is in Lafayette County (in the center of the outages) with about 5,000 people without power.  In Tennessee, all but about 400 people have their power back on. 

Wind and solar work okay on a sunny, 75° spring day with a breeze. But they fail when needed the most as this latest storm again demonstrates. 

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Badly needed rain forecast for the Ozarks and Mid South. California and West get moisture, as well. 

Now that they have merged with Hawaiian, Alaska Airlines has a new livery (paint scheme) that is just beautiful.  Congratulations. 

Today is National Meteorologists Day. To all of my colleagues around the nation: best wishes, good health and keep up the great work that saves lives and makes our nation better. 

Australia's Jo Nova has an i nsightful article regarding energy investment here. It applies to the United States. 

For the first time in the history of the Nation of Cuba: Yes, it got to freezing (zero degrees Celsius) for the first time. Cuba has always had an excellent meteorological service, so I trust this.  While on the subject of winter: The North American Reliability Corporation's latest long-term assessment warns that half the U.S. will face increased risks of blackouts during winter storms as demand for electricity increases while coal- and natural gas-fired power plants are retired. Details here . No one wants another Nashville!

Seven percent! The idea that the grid can run on renewables for any length of time is nonsense. 

Ottawa Herald Kansas City-area musician Doug Nelson has written and recorded a song about the hero of the Ruskin Heights Tornado, Joe Audsley. Joe broke the 1957 Weather Bureau's rules that forbad tornado warnings. While he thought he would be fired the next day, his warnings saved dozens of lives.  So give Doug's song a listen!