What’s in a cloud name?
I get sent beautiful cloud pictures via Click2pins and email, very often asking “what kind of cloud is this?” So imagine a world where scientists didn’t really know because they looked at clouds individually: clouds come and go, come in different sizes and shapes, different colors at different heights...a couple of hundred years ago no one thought of actually classifying clouds! They were just clouds, moving along in the sky each day. Something to paint.
What to know about the pollen season
Anyone who hoped that our February freeze would stop the pollen this spring is having a little wishful thinking! Right now, our overall pollen count is Medium (via Pollen.com), but tree pollen counts are heavy from pine, hackberry and ash:Tree is HeavyMedium pollen counts for us, but tree is heavyOf course, the freeze did stop everything in its tracks for a moment, but the pollen season itself continues to start earlier and last longer because usually we don’t have arctic freezes like this year:Longer growing season means more time for pollen! As we go forward, climate change will account for more carbon dioxide which will increase the growing season (and pollen season) even more. In fact, predictions are that pollen will double by 2085:More Pollen Coming! courtesy Climate CentralA thorough study of this has just been completed by the National Academy of Sciences.
See photos, videos of freezing rain, snow flurries sprinkling across Houston area
A look at the Houston skyline during this snow dayHOUSTON – As the freezing rain and snow flurries sprinkle down across the Houston area, KPRC 2 viewers and employees are sending in photos of the winter storm. Posted by Cleveland TX Fire Department on Monday, February 15, 2021Conroeproudmommy ConroeCypressCypress on Feb. 15, 2021 (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. Cypress on Feb. 15, 2021 (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. Onalaskacman OnalaskaRichmondRichmond on Feb. 15, 2021 (Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) SeabrookSeabrook on Feb. 15, 2021 (Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)