On radar (with the warning as the yellow polygon): And, looking southeast (both 7:30pm). ADDITION: Via Twitter and from storm chaser Jeff Piotrowski, the same thunderstorm from the other side.

Last week, I published a short item called, " Global Warming, What's Not to Like!? " where I discussed the declining number of violent storms and increased world prosperity (see below). Yesterday, Dr. Roger Pielke, Jr., published the graph immediately below that confirms worldwide  disasters are going down in step with the lowering of disasters in the United States. There has been too little good news in recent weeks. So, for convenience, I'm reproducing Global Warming, What's Not to Like below. This is such  good news  it should be leading the newscasts around the world! And, given the news today, we could certainly use a shot of good news. Major improvements in global food security over the course of the next decade should see hunger levels drop sharply in developing countries, as people are better able to obtain and afford food, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has predicted. According to  new projections , dropping food prices and rising...

The fine folks inside the Beltway keep telling us how terrible global warming is ("a bigger threat than terrorism") and that we must reduce our carbon footprints. Glenn Reynolds says we should take them at their words, So I have a few suggestions to help bring home the importance of reduced carbon footprints at home and abroad: Extend [Senator Lamar] Smith’s bill to cover the entire federal government. We have Skype now, and Facetime. There’s no reason to fly to meetings. I’d let the President keep  Air Force One  for official travel, but subject to a requirement that absolutely no campaign activity or fundraisers take place on any trips in which the president travels officially. Obama makes a great point about setting the thermostat at 72 degrees. We should ban air conditioning in federal buildings. We won two world wars without  air conditioning our federal employees . Nothing in their performance over the last 50 or 60 years suggests that A/...

If you live in the area tinted in brown, please keep up on the weather today as there is a chance of a tornado or two this afternoon or evening.

Something strange is going on in medicine. Major diseases, like  colon cancer ,  dementia  and heart disease, are waning in wealthy countries, and improved diagnosis and treatment cannot fully explain it. Scientists marvel at this good news,  a medical mystery  of the best sort and one that is often overlooked as advocacy groups emphasize the toll of diseases and the need for more funds. Full story here .

Via Twitter... And, that's that.