Map Monday, How Much Snow Should You Expect?

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?”

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, Obesity a Growing Problem in US States & Territories

Obesity, smoking, and substance abuse are the unholy trinity of self-inflicted health crises in the modern world. Obesity occupies a unique position among these three vices. The Good – Smoking Declines No one advocates taking up smoking to improve your health. According to the American Lung Association in my lifetime… Read more“Map Monday, Obesity a Growing Problem in US States & Territories”