Bill Clugston
@bclugston.bsky.social
I enjoy playing the Native American Flute. I am also an astrophotographer, drone photographer, and plain old photographer.
Retired fed (US EPA).
Pets: Cat lover, have two.
Retired fed (US EPA).
Pets: Cat lover, have two.
Really? We have more violent hurricanes and Trump cuts hurricane forecast funding.
NOAA Hurricane Hunter layoffs threaten to degrade hurricane forecasts yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/03/noaa...
NOAA Hurricane Hunter layoffs threaten to degrade hurricane forecasts yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/03/noaa...
NOAA Hurricane Hunter layoffs threaten to degrade hurricane forecasts » Yale Climate Connections
A gap in flight director staffing could keep the planes earthbound at crucial times.
yaleclimateconnections.org
March 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Really? We have more violent hurricanes and Trump cuts hurricane forecast funding.
NOAA Hurricane Hunter layoffs threaten to degrade hurricane forecasts yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/03/noaa...
NOAA Hurricane Hunter layoffs threaten to degrade hurricane forecasts yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/03/noaa...
A list of universities doing Parkinson's Disease research impacted by Donald Trump's funding cuts.
February 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A list of universities doing Parkinson's Disease research impacted by Donald Trump's funding cuts.
This news article is an example of the Trump administration rewriting history. I don't understand why there isn't more push-back?
www.space.com/the-universe...
www.space.com/the-universe...
Scientists alarmed as Rubin Observatory changes biography of astronomer Vera Rubin amid Trump's push to end DEI efforts
"The idea that they can somehow obliterate these sources is dead wrong — scientists in general and astronomers in particular are not going to take these threats lying down."
www.space.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:54 AM
This news article is an example of the Trump administration rewriting history. I don't understand why there isn't more push-back?
www.space.com/the-universe...
www.space.com/the-universe...
Finally, I stopped by the Satsop Nuclear Power Plant on a beautiful, clear winter's day in the PNW. The abandoned plant is a popular drone video location. Enjoy! youtu.be/Vwo2Q_l5Dz8
Ghosts of Satsop Nuclear Station
YouTube video by HorizonTales
youtu.be
January 23, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Finally, I stopped by the Satsop Nuclear Power Plant on a beautiful, clear winter's day in the PNW. The abandoned plant is a popular drone video location. Enjoy! youtu.be/Vwo2Q_l5Dz8
An end of year shot with Mount Rainier visible. Not very common in December!
January 1, 2025 at 7:02 AM
An end of year shot with Mount Rainier visible. Not very common in December!
Good fluting morning! Finished my annual Christmas concert at the Stafford Suites assisted living home in Sumner, WA. And then did an impromptu performance of Silent Night at Untamed Coffee. The owner/barista and I started talking about flutes and it went from there 😉
December 19, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Good fluting morning! Finished my annual Christmas concert at the Stafford Suites assisted living home in Sumner, WA. And then did an impromptu performance of Silent Night at Untamed Coffee. The owner/barista and I started talking about flutes and it went from there 😉
For (in person) local information on power restoration after the PNW windstorm:
PSE resource hubs:
Hours are: 10-5, Friday, November 22
Maple Valley
Fred Meyer at Maple Valley Town Square
26520 Maple Valley Black Diamond Rd SE, Maple Valley
Kent
Fred Meyer
10201 SE 240th St, Kent
PSE resource hubs:
Hours are: 10-5, Friday, November 22
Maple Valley
Fred Meyer at Maple Valley Town Square
26520 Maple Valley Black Diamond Rd SE, Maple Valley
Kent
Fred Meyer
10201 SE 240th St, Kent
November 22, 2024 at 5:01 PM
For (in person) local information on power restoration after the PNW windstorm:
PSE resource hubs:
Hours are: 10-5, Friday, November 22
Maple Valley
Fred Meyer at Maple Valley Town Square
26520 Maple Valley Black Diamond Rd SE, Maple Valley
Kent
Fred Meyer
10201 SE 240th St, Kent
PSE resource hubs:
Hours are: 10-5, Friday, November 22
Maple Valley
Fred Meyer at Maple Valley Town Square
26520 Maple Valley Black Diamond Rd SE, Maple Valley
Kent
Fred Meyer
10201 SE 240th St, Kent
Maple Valley and Black Diamond caught the worst of last night's windstorm.
November 20, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Maple Valley and Black Diamond caught the worst of last night's windstorm.
Crazy windstorm in Auburn, Lakeland Hills! Top recorded is 23 mph, but probably much higher than that reading!
November 20, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Crazy windstorm in Auburn, Lakeland Hills! Top recorded is 23 mph, but probably much higher than that reading!