WASHINGTON (AP) — After nearly 100 years, the National Park Service holds some of the country’s most beautiful and historic places, though it also suffers from an $11 billion backlog of unfunded maintenance and a visitor base that’s aging and mostly white. With its centennial approaching in 2016, the park service is launching a campaign…
Each year on March 23, the World Meteorological Organization, along with its 191 members–including NWS–and the worldwide meteorological community, celebrates World Meteorological Day, commemorating the formation of the WMO. This year’s theme is “Climate knowledge for climate action” highlighting both recent advances in climate science and the need for decisive measures to limit climate change.…
The Vernal Equinox – March 20, 2015 The word equinox is derived from the Latin words meaning “equal night.” All over the world, days and nights are approximately equal. Today, the Sun rises exactly in the east and sets exactly in the west. At the equinoxes, the tilt of Earth relative to the Sun is…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day on Tuesday! Most of the park staff won’t have any trouble getting pinched… Yes, Patrick was a real person, but not much is known of his life. He was born in the late 300s when the Roman Empire extended to England, so he was not “really” Irish — like the vast…
Good news! Our seasonal staff will be back in the Visitor Center on Sunday, March 14th. Glad to see Larissa and McKenzie(and twins) back. Shanna will be taking Krista’s place (in a fashion) and will be coming in April and new seasonal Harley will be here about the end of May (when school ends). By…
Don’t forget to set your clocks forward 1 hour on Saturday night–or you might be late for church!
American citizens mark the third Monday in February as Presidents Day to honor these presidents. In the development of the United States to become a leading economy in this world, we can not forget the great contributions of generations of American presidents. They are considered the most powerful man in the free world. History: Up…
Valentine’s Day will cost the average person $142.31 in 2015, but 1 in 3 people aren’t planning to give a gift at all. This Valentine’s Day will also include 132 million cards exchanged and 6 million marriage proposals. Read more here
Meteorological accuracy of Punxsutawney Phil According to Groundhog Day organizers, the rodents’ forecasts are accurate 75% to 90% of the time. However, a Canadian study for 13 cities in the past 30 to 40 years found that the weather patterns predicted on Groundhog Day were only 37% accurate over that time period. According to the…
