Science

North Coast Night Lights: The Changing Milky Way

by David Wilson on December 27, 2018 at 10:58AM

By late February, the Milky Way’s core is once again visible but only in the wee hours of the morning. The earliest in the year I have photographed it (so far) was on the cold, snowy morning of Feb. 21, 2018, up by the Kneeland airport.

Mysterious Light in the Sky and Smoke Trail Likely a Meteor

by Kym Kemp on December 19, 2018 at 8:11PM

Editor’s note: This report first appeared on kymkemp.com and is reposted here with permission.

A Gift of Glasses: Three Eureka Men See the World in a New Hue (Video)

by Sam Armanino on December 12, 2018 at 12:43PM

Hartsell pointed to the balloons and said he can actually tell the difference between the two colors. “Before they were basically identical,” Hartsell said.

Things are About to Get Wet Outside

by Kimberly Wear on November 20, 2018 at 12:45PM

Read NWS postings on the forecast below: Rain will return to the northwest California this week.

SECOND UPDATE: Warning Issued on Dungeness Crab After Testing Shows Toxin

by Kimberly Wear on October 25, 2018 at 10:21AM

Read the release from the California Department of Public Health below: SACRAMENTO - The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is advising recreational anglers not to eat Dungeness crab caught between Patrick’s Point North and the Oregon border.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 Rocket Spotted in North Coast Skies

by Kym Kemp on October 7, 2018 at 8:49PM

We’d love to see any photos that you managed to get. Please upload them in the comment section.

Flash Flood Watch Issued for Mendocino Complex Burn Scar

by Kimberly Wear on October 3, 2018 at 2:08PM

Read the National Weather Service in Sacramento watch announcement below: ...Flash Flood Watch for Mendocino Complex and Donnell Burn Scars until 7 PM PDT This Evening...

UPDATE: Delta Fire Explodes in Size: Closure of I-5 Impacting SR 299

by Kym Kemp on September 6, 2018 at 12:19PM

Evacuation Information According to InciWeb, “Numerous structures are threatened, and the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office has issued mandatory evacuations for residents along the Interstate 5 corridor from exit 707 at Vollmers north to exit 714 at Gibson. Follow the Shasta County Sheriff’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Shasta-County-Sheriffs-Office-1527637610823075/.”

North Coast Night Lights: Beach Bonfire, Meteor and Milky Way

by David Wilson on August 22, 2018 at 1:09PM

To keep abreast of David Wilson’s most current photography or peer into its past, follow him on Instagram at @david_wilson_mfx or his website mindscapefx.com, which Wilson says he updates less frequently.

Report Finds Firefighter Killed in Carr Fire Tornado; Smoke Impacts Continue

by Kimberly Wear on August 16, 2018 at 12:21PM

The column of fire created by a destructive combination of “intense rising heat and turbulent winds” was equivalent to an F3 tornado and left a path of devastation, according to the National Weather Service. There is no estimated containment date for the blaze.

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