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One of the most common questions that come into the weather center deals with correlation. We are often asked if because this season is insert hot, cold, dry or wet does that mean the next season will be insert hot, cold, dry or wetand usually the reference is that the next season will be the opposite of what is currently occurring. In other words, is there a correlation between what is o...

Cassini will soon make its next flyby of the planet's largest moonTitan to look for waves on the surface ofLigeia Mare(lie-JEE-uh MAH-ray), a large sea of bitterly-cold liquid ethane in the moon's north polar region. Titan's great distance from the sun ensures that the average temperature there hovers at -290 F (-179 C), cold enough for ethane and methane, which are gases here on Earth, to c...

I guess it's only fair. I have acquired a few life birds "in the mail," as it is said, I suppose it's only fitting that some would be taken away in the same fashion. The posting on the ABA's blog two days ago talked about the second proposal of 2013 to the AOU bird checklist. For those unaware, that checklist is the working bible for birders in North America and serves as THEE reference for th...

The run started out easy enough, with a westerly breeze pushing us along the rolling gravel roads. The earthen tones of the landscape, left bare after a rapid melt, stripped away the snow, casting a long winter behind. It has been a long time since my journey there. And I'm left hoping that spring is here. In less than 3 weeks, the Fargo Marathon will greet runners, once again serving as a c...

I am terribly afraid of spiders, so I was a bit squeamish about debunking a few of the false spider-related posts on Facebook. I Used to be an Adventurer Like You Until I Took a Spider to the Butt One of the popular Facebook posts involves a two-striped spider that likes to hide in airplane bathrooms and bite people on the butt. That story is entirely fictional, fortunately for the entire human...

Fargo Shanley junior Hannah Saville celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal during a shootout in the North Dakota state girls soccer semifinals at Sid Cichy Field. The Deacons would finish second in the state. ...

Here are a couple flood photos I've taken over the past week. Even though we may get tired of hearing about it year after year, I still think it's important to document it... why not do it through photos?? - Carrie ...