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Last Friday, a very unusual weather system took shape over the Mediterranean – a medicane. ...

Knock on wood… I don’t get sick very often. ...

I don’t always check my Facebook messages on the weekend, but I did last Sunday evening. I expected to see a few photos of people enjoying the great w ...

One of the driest summers on record is winding down. We’ve had showers here and there, but nothing widespread or significant. Lawns are crispy, lake levels are low and wells are going dry. While the area hardest hit with drought-like ...

There was no lack of sunshine or heat this summer, but where was the rain? Last weekend I was at a lovely function in Truro – the Nova Scotia Country Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony – and had the pleasure of chatting with many ...

It was sobering to watch satellite imagery and video footage of Florence. ...

I’m always saying that nature is one giant classroom and it is, but you can find little science lessons indoors, too, in everyday things like cooking and baking. Some food is more finicky that others: take meringues, for example. Personally, ...

I am a farm girl. While I do love the water, I have to say, I am a landlubber. Last weekend I was thrilled to be a guest onboard the Paladin, a lovely sailboat owned by Stuart MacTavish. A few friends gathered just before noon on ...

By now you know how much I love clouds. They are beautiful and can teach us a lot about what’s happening overhead. The same applies if you’re above the cloud, looking down! Have you ever been flying over a cloud deck and noticed what ...

With a few clear days and nights ahead of us, I thought I would take a moment to talk about the moon and answer a great question I received from Elizabeth Frank.  “Why is it that when you see the moon rise in the summer shortly after ...