

Science Behind Extreme Cold
If you are like many New Englanders, and many people in other parts of the country, you could be just coming out of a cold spell. Today I want to talk about some of the science behind phenomena that you may be seeing because of the extreme cold: 1. Pipes Freezing and/or Bursting. You may have had the unfortunate experience of turning on your faucet in the kitchen, or shower, or laundry room one morning, and getting no water coming out in return. You know what that means, righ


Why is it Still So Cold?
WHY. IS. IT. STILL. SO. COLD. For real, New England readers, what is up with all of this cold? Well if you are like some famous people, you may be using the cold to decide that global warming is all a hoax (check out reports of that infamous tweet: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/29/climate-scientists-around-the-world-respond-to-trumps-global-warming-tweet.html and http://www.foxnews.com/science/2017/12/29/trump-says-east-could-use-some-global-warming-this-weekend.html). Note, i