Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Thank God It's The Longest Day Of The Year....

 

After spending the last hour transfixed to the screen and sipping my covfefe...

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 comments:

  1. I have always been amused that our hottest days in the Northern Hemisphere come long after our days are already getting shorter.

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    1. Atmospheric hysteresis. It takes a bit for the atmosphere to "catch up" with the sun's energy input.

      Nemo

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    2. It’s odd too that the earths closest approach in its orbits around the sun is in late January. That might make more sense to the folks in Australia.

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    3. Perihelion 147.5 million kilometers. Aphelion 152.6 million kilometers.

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  2. My dad was a passionate geologist and historian. Tomorrow would have been his 80th birthday. I miss him every day. Thanks for this. :'-)

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  3. Love this guys videos.

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  4. Thanks for posting. Earth Science degree and loved Geology classes. Always taught the tectonic forces formed the Rockies. Interesting new theory and great visuals of continental drift.

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  5. Being a low-level student of.....whatever, I found this very interesting.
    I also passed this on to my boss who has a (BS?) degree in geology.
    Good stuff, well presented, even though it took me a bit to catch on to what he was saying.
    And if I can suss it, most anyone else should be able to as well.

    President Elect B Woodman

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  6. Nice to alert people to the geology content on the YT. Another excellent teacher is a guy named Paul Willsey. Enjoy.

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