It is known that the month of Cheshvan is known as “Mar” Cheshvan, bitter Cheshvan, because of its lack of holidays. Why is it that this month is so empty of holidays? Rav Kook, in Meged Yerachim, writes for the Month of Cheshvan: “When the soul is illuminating, even a cloudy sky can give bright light” (rough translation). The message is clear. After the intense month of Tishrei where almost every day has special significance and where we continuously grow, now we are put to test. What are we
A Further Look into the AMO (and Atlantic Hurricanes) Filed under: Climate Extremes, Hurricanes — There is a degree of disagreement among climate scientists as to whether or not a phenomenon known as the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) is a true physical mechanism operating in the Atlantic Ocean (e.g., Delworth and Mann, 2000; Knight et al., 2005; Zhang, 2007), or whether it is largely a manifestation of the pattern of the anthropogenic influence on the earth’s climate (Mann and Emanue
The greenhouse effect, ie, raised temperature plus elevated carbon dioxide (CO2), accelerates plant growth by 30-40%. This extra biomass potential requires extra water and particularly nitrogen which is supplied by the forecasted increases in precipitation and nitrogen deposition.