Finally Some Sunshine In Tornado Alley

It’s finally sunny today after “13 straight days of tornadoes shatter[ing] [the] US twister record, leave[ing] [the] heartland storm-weary.”

If it feels like it’s been a long month of severe weather, particularly in the middle of the country where tornado outbreaks have become a daily occurrence, it’s because the country, particularly the heartland, has been caught in an unprecedented stretch of tornadic activity lately.

Daily Darwin – It’s Never Too Early To Plan Your Fourth Of July Show

Darwin notes that proper show planning usually excludes the part where one’s ‘ownliest’ genomes are bathed in fiery, sparking reactive metals (aluminum or magnesium) causing a burst of very bright light and intense heat – sometimes at temperatures over 5000° F!

Natural selection deems that some individuals serve as a warning to others. Who are we to disagree? The next generation, ever and anon, is descended from the survivors

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