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  1. Very clear in South Texas on 31 Oct & 1 Nov--but column water vapor is still above 1 cm, which means clearer days are yet to come. #science3:10 PM Nov 1st from web
  2. Chorioactis geaster fungi are found only in 6-7 Texas counties and the Japanese island Kyushu. Photo at www.forrestmims.org #science9:00 PM Oct 27th from web
  3. Rarest of the Rare: Beautiful cluster of Chorioactis geaster fungi only 15 feet from my office. They're found only at (continued) #science8:59 PM Oct 27th from web
  4. Tonight's bright twilight glow was reminiscent of Tropical Stratospheric Reservoir twilights I reported on in 1996. #science8:56 PM Oct 27th from web
  5. PBS didn't see "Flood Control in Bangladesh through Best Management Practices” at http://www.eb2000.org/short.... #science8:00 AM Oct 24th from web
  6. PBS's "Now" blamed Bangladesh flooding on climate change and failed to cite subsidence, compaction, deforestation, erosion, etc. #science7:58 AM Oct 24th from web
  7. Decline in total column water vapor measured here since 1990 is also indicated by nearest NOAA GPS receiver since 2005. #science8:51 AM Oct 23rd from web
  8. Just updated http://www.forrestmims.org with new stuff. No updates since May due to Mauna Loa book. #science10:26 AM Oct 22nd from web
  9. Total Water Vapor: ...but then I would have to tell you how many don't. #science6:48 PM Oct 16th from web
  10. First download of closest NOAA GPS column water vapor to my site since April. Sure would like to say how many of my points match... #science6:48 PM Oct 16th from web
  11. Balloon Boy: Why did they think this small craft could lift 60 pounds? My 12-feet research blimp lifts around 4 pounds max. #science10:07 AM Oct 16th from web
  12. 20% of USA is snow covered: http://bit.ly/1oarWo #science6:42 AM Oct 15th from web
  13. MLO Book: The Vance memoir now means the book has original source material from both Vance and MLO founder Robert Simpson. #science3:06 PM Oct 13th from web
  14. MLO Book: A last minute revision was new info about building the MLO road in an unpublished 1969 memoir by Tom Vance. #science3:04 PM Oct 13th from web
  15. MLO Book: All 186 color plates and b&w figures have been shipped to the University of Hawaii Press. #science3:02 PM Oct 13th from web
  16. MLO Book: The University of Hawaii Press now has the final 1,135-word manuscript and image captions in both hard copy and CD. #science3:01 PM Oct 13th from web
  17. The Mauna Loa Observatory book is announced here: http://www.uhpress.hawaii.e... #science2:59 PM Oct 13th from web
  18. The 5th gen iPod Nano is amazingly compact for a 16 GB RAM, FM radio, voice recorder, music player, pedometer, video cam, etc. #science1:33 PM Oct 10th from web
  19. The 2009 total column water vapor will continue the decline measured here since 1990. This suggests more cooling than warming. #science1:29 PM Oct 10th from web
  20. Yesterday a stream of more than 1,000 broad-winged hawks passed over my office and field on their way to the Texas Gulf Coast. #science1:25 PM Oct 10th from web
  • Name Forrest M. Mims III
  • Location Texas
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  • Bio Science writer and photographer. Amateur scientist (atmosphere). Editor: THE CITIZEN SCIENTIST (www.sas.org/tcs). Columnist: SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS and MAKE.
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