Snowfall Types Snow events range in intensity. Snow flurries represent the lowest level. They range from barely perceptible light to frozen drizzle to short periods of puffy, cotton-ball-sized flakes drifting gently to the ground. They rarely result in accumulations beyond a light coating on grass or metal surfaces. Snow showers… Read more“Map Monday, How Much Snow Should You Expect?”
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Map Monday, Most Popular Halloween Candy by US State
For as long as I can remember (FWIW, I recall the 1960s), Halloween has been synonymous with costumes, trick-or-treating, and excessive Halloween candy consumption. The deleterious (there’s a nice big word – eh?) effects of said consumption include upset stomachs, massive fluctuations in blood sugar levels with the attendant behavioral… Read more“Map Monday, Most Popular Halloween Candy by US State”
Map Monday, A Brief History of Tobacco and Smuggling
Archaeological evidence suggests that indigenous Americans used tobacco for thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans. In addition to ceremonial uses, they also used tobacco as a trade good and an ingredient in medicines. Various tribes used it to treat different conditions, including toothaches, ear infections, colds, and, oddly… Read more“Map Monday, A Brief History of Tobacco and Smuggling”