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U.S. population growth drops to lowest rate since nation’s founding in pandemic’s first year | PBS NewsHour
US population growth dipped to its lowest rate since the nation’s founding during the first year of the pandemic as the coronavirus curtailed immigration, delayed pregnancies and killed hundreds of thousands of U.S. residents, according to figures released Tuesday.
The United States grew by only 0.1 percent, with only an additional 392,665 added to the U.S. population, from July 2020 to July 2021, according to population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau
Fossil fuels are narcotics.
Fossil fuels are narcotics. ⛽
I bet within fifty years that fossil fuels will be widely accepted as the most powerful and dangerous narcotic ever invented. No other narcotic is as contagious or mind altering as the enengy services provided by fossil fuel. The heat, light, speed from fossil fuels have rewired the brains of an entire species. No other narcotic is as socially acceptable or widely sold. No other compound numbs and blinds humans understanding of the natural world as powerfully as fossil fuels.
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Weather Update – December 22, 2021
Definitely looks like it will be cold later ❄
I think I want to camp one more night. I haven’t decided if I will stay here or head back east to Brookfield for the horse 🐴 camp that is more protected from the wind tough I won’t have cell reception there which is nice for passing the time in the cold. Supposed to be real windy later.
Today I plan to hike 🚶 around Stoney Pond and some of the Chenango Canal. 🦆 Should be interesting to see how it looks in the winter compared to the summer.
Then tomorrow I want to go to Glimmerglass ☃️ and explore the lake and the park. Then head home, before dark. The weekend looks rather stormy and I want to join the folks for Christmas 🤶🏻 dinner.
| Today. Feels like … January 5th. |
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A slight chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of snow showers after 2pm. Cloudy.
Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
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33 degrees | 12 max wind chill | 4:32 sunset |
| Tonight. Feels like … December 29th. |
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Snow showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy.
Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
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19 degrees | 7 max wind chill | 7:31 sunrise |
| Thursday. Cold ! |
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A slight chance of snow showers before 9am. Mostly cloudy.
West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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29 degrees | 7 max wind chill | 4:33 sunset |
| Thursday Night. Feels like … December 17th. |
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Snow showers likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy.
South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around 2 inches.
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22 degrees | 13 max wind chill | 7:31 sunrise |
| Friday. Feels like … December 26th. |
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Scattered flurries with a slight chance of snow showers before 10am, then scattered flurries between 10am and noon. Mostly cloudy.
Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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35 degrees | 4:33 sunset |
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| Friday Night. Feels like … November 26th. |
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A chance of snow before 1am, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
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28 degrees | 7:32 sunrise |
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| Christmas Day. Feels like … December 18th. |
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A chance of snow and freezing rain before 9am, then a chance of rain. Cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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37 degrees | 4:34 sunset |
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| Saturday Night. Feels like … November 30th. |
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A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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27 degrees | 7:32 sunrise |
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| Sunday. Feels like … December 26th. |
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A chance of snow, mixing with rain after 9am, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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35 degrees | 4:34 sunset |
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| Sunday Night. Feels like … December 25th. |
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A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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20 degrees | 11 max wind chill | 7:32 sunrise |
| Monday. Feels like … January 15th. |
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A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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32 degrees | 13 max wind chill | 4:35 sunset |
| Monday Night. Feels like … December 14th. |
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A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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23 degrees | 7:33 sunrise |
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| Tuesday. Feels like … January 15th. |
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A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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32 degrees | 4:36 sunset |
Good Morning – December 22, 2021
Good morning! Happy Days are Getting Longer ☀️ !
I mean we add about 8 seconds of daylight today although maybe it will be fairly cloudy do it will not be super noticeable.
Cloudy and 29 degrees at the Stoney Pond State Forest. ☁ There is a southwest breeze at 9 mph. 🍃. Things will start to thaw out at Friday around 11 am. 🌡️
So far the wind hasn’t picked up yet, 🌅 but as the sun rises it seems like the breeze is picking up. I could stay at this campsite another night although it sounds like it might be quite windy 🌬️ and maybe snowy ☃ later on so I’m thinking of heading back east where I could camp a little more protected from the breeze. Red skies this morning.
After cleaning the pilot light, camp stove and just running things hard 🔥 all my propane appliances are working perfectly again. The stove and heater are full output, the pilot light is burning cleanly and strong. The key 🗝 was to just run things a lot and using a Q tip with rubbing alcohol in the pilot light. I’ll have to remember to keep some q tips and rubbing alcohol in my truck. Good for cleaning cuts too.
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