An eastern breeze and a few clouds have cooled (less hot?) things down just a touch here in the Old Dominion but it still feels like July outside. And, as a yearly reminder, tomorrow, our planet will be as far from the sun as it's going to get in 2018 so... the DISTANCE FROM THE SUN HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SEASONS??? That is correct, it's not the distance, it's the Earth's tilt and resulting sun angle that causes seasons: more direct light for longer periods, SUMMER, less direct light for much shorter periods, WINTER.
There still have been no quakes of above magnitude 6 in the last week(only one at 6.1 in the last month), barely mag. 5 today but quakes in Israel (4.5) and a swarm in the northern Caribbean make me wonder if there isn't something up in those spots - or just Earth loosening and stretching as usual. Fuego and Kilauea are still going strong in eruption mode and Krakatoa has folks attention in an important shipping lane in Southeast Asia. The Ring of Fire is all fired up.
The planet parade is still quite lovely in the early evening sky although clouds blocked any chance of seeing Venus and Mercury here last night. The moon will be 3rd or Last Quarter tomorrow, calming the tidal action of Earth's oceans (Neap Tides) and quite lovely itself in the daylight morning sky.
A cold front working through the midwest arrives here tomorrow with a chance for some needed showers and ushering in some cooler, drier air for the weekend and into next week. Until then, it's still a fine planet to wander about on, get out there and give it a visit, Today On Earth.
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