As summer gives way to autumn, the night sky begins to change along with the season. The familiar constellations and deep-sky objects of summer gradually move toward the western horizon, while the stars of autumn and the first prominent winter constellations begin to take their place. Earlier sunsets also mean that observers no longer have…
Has the Recent Rain Helped Harford County’s Drought? Harford County has been experiencing drought conditions for nearly two years, going back to the fall of 2024. Conditions have improved at different times, but we entered 2026 still dealing with drought. By March, much of the area was experiencing moderate drought conditions. Things continued to get…
El Niño, what is it? How will it impact Harford County’s winter in 2026-2027 Lately, TV news has featured stories about a weather phenomenon called El Niño and how it will impact the United States this winter. Specifically, many scientists predict a larger-than-normal El Niño that will affect the weather in the United States. For…
Just a quick update on HarfordScience.org. I’ve been putting a lot of work into building out the site’s core content. While I don’t think a website like this is ever truly finished, it’s now reached the point where visitors can explore and find useful information across several science topics. Two areas I’m especially excited about…
Welcome to the new site. Pardon the dust, but I am still migrating content over from the old site to the new one. Never realized how much I had published. Anyway, I hope this site is easier to use and is more informative. Several new things I will be adding will include a section on…