Turns out Ebola can  be transmitted through the air in spite of what we were being told about the medical science this past autumn. Details here . Consensus ≠ Science.

Looks like another ice storm is on the way for the Mississippi Valley and the Mid-South. Please check your local AccuWeather forecast for details.

The next winter storm is on the way. Let me run it down for you. The cherry red in Alabama is a fire weather advisory called a "red flag warning." The purple is a freezing rain advisory in Arkansas. The Pink is a winter storm warning. The deep blue in the Lower Ohio Valley is a winter storm watch. The blue is a winter weather advisory. I expect some of the watches to be upgraded and more advisories to be issued. Stay tuned.

Yesterday, the Washington Post  ran yet another advocacy piece  pertaining to catastrophic global warming. In part, the article states, The “science communication problem,” as it’s blandly called by the scientists who study it, has yielded abundant new research into how people decide what to believe — and why they so often don’t accept the expert consensus.  "Consensus" has nothing to do with science. Science is about what can be proven and reproduced in an objective manner. The article goes on to say, How to penetrate the bubble? How to convert science skeptics? Throwing more facts at them doesn’t help. Liz Neeley, who helps train scientists to be better communicators at an organization called Compass, says people need to hear from believers they can trust, who share their fundamental values.  "Convert"? "'Believers' they can trust"? "Share their fundamental values"?  This is the language of religion, not science. Of course, the...

Stay tuned.

Per the media, 305,000 homes and businesses are without power at the present time due to the ice storm. Tennessee interstates are called a "solid sheet of ice." Please keep this in mind if traveling to the Southeast and Middle Atlantic region.

There is a lot of that these days. Some thoughts, here .