Weather & Space News Blog
 since Feb. 2003
 WX - Telegraph abbreviation for weather often used with Morse code
 The Wire - Name once given to the telegraph

Spirit Not Working Right, But Problems Not Clear. The original headline was: “Spirit Sends Data For 10 Minutes,” which is one minute longer than the length of a snooze on an alarm clock. Who came up with 9 minutes for snoozing? Thanks to that person, I know my multiples of 9 very well!

And… European Orbiter Finds Evidence Of Water On Mars, Scientists Say

Cold, Flurries in Detroit. At Metro Airport, the high only reached 12 degrees, with a wind chill around zero.

It’s getting cold in the Tampa, Florida area, where the wind chill is expected to dip into the 20′s

How’s this for cold? The mercury dipped to 25 below in northern Wisconsin (wind chill in one location: 43 below)

Federal wildfire managers say the Southwest is so dry this winter that fire season could start sooner and be as bad or worse than in 2002, when millions of acres burned. Details