2023 Day 233

Monday August 21st The only difference between this morning and every other morning since school started is the addition of clouds to the sky. Which means there’s additional color in

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6:45 am 7/14/2022

It’s the 14th day of July

It’s Thursday I was dragged reluctantly from my slumber by the distant rumblings of thunder at 5am this morning. As I lay there listening… contemplating the rarity of this sound

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Texas had its driest year on record in 2011 – Houston Chronicle

Federal scientists confirmed Friday that Texas had its driest year on record in 2011. The statewide average rainfall for the year totaled just 14.88 inches, according to the National Climatic Data

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Texas has lost as many as 10% of its trees, due to drought | Earth | EarthSky

In Texas in recent years, the summers have been blazing hot and very dry. We haven’t gotten the usual spring and fall rains. 2011, in particular, was an unprecedented year

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