Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes Southern California

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck California on 4 July. This was the foreshock of the 5 July, 7.1 earthquake. The earthquake’s epicenter was located 17 kilometers (4 miles) north-northeast of Ridgecrest, California. The magnitude 7.1 quake caused injuries, sparked fires and closed roadways no deaths were reported. … Read more

Is Heat Killing Us?

A conservative estimate is that 600+ people die in the U.S. each year due to heat. On an international level, that number is much higher. Extreme Heat Summer is here, the heat is upon us. https://www.climate.gov/maps-data/data-snapshots/data-source-average-monthly-temperature Heat is the primary weather-related cause of death in the United States. The estimated mean annual heat-related death toll … Read more

Fathers Day 20190616

I am a Father and I am also a Dad. Being a Dad is much more rewarding than being a Father. Fatherhood simply means donating a genetic sample to produce an offspring. Some Fathers are great Dads. Some Dads are not Fathers And some Fathers have chosen not to be a Dad. These are choices … Read more