Glorious weekend to you all! We have had some heat this week but I’m not complaining. My garden is thriving, the kids are busy, and I am trying to keep up with both! Hope your weekend is off to a great start. Kick back, find a cuppa, and chill with this GOOD news!
Beating the Radar: Getting a Jump on Storm Prediction
Monitoring cloud temperatures by satellite may enable the accurate prediction of severe thunderstorms up to 45 minutes earlier than traditional radar alone. Scientists have developed a way to measure temperature changes in the tops of clouds to improve forecast times for growing storms.
Clouds start cooling long before radar can identify them as storms. As a warm cumulus cloud grows and expands upward into higher altitudes, it will quickly cool. Cloud-top cooling indicates that a cloud top is rising into the frigid upper reaches of the atmosphere and can reveal the formation of a severe storm. By running high-speed satellite scans through a carefully designed algorithm, the scientists can quickly analyze cloud top temperature changes to look for signs of storm formation.
Dogs Being Trained to Sniff Out Diabetes
Dogs are being trained as potential life-savers to warn diabetics when their blood sugar levels fall to dangerously low levels. Dogs are capable of sniffing out certain cancer cells and have long been working to find illegal drugs and explosives. A dog’s nose can detect tiny changes that occur when a person is about to have a hypoglycemic attack.
Dogs will be paired up with diabetic owners, many of them children. Dogs have been trained to detect certain odors in tiny amounts. The move into diabetes followed the case of Paul Jackson, who has a dog that warns him when his sugar levels get too low and he is in danger of collapsing.
Women Step Up to Breastfeed Motherless Infant
When Susan Goodrich lost her life shortly after giving birth to her son, an important wish for her child was fulfilled by a group of moms who heard a baby needed their help. The father, Robbie Goodrich, even in the midst of his shock and grief, realized that he wanted his son to be breastfed. Through a series of phone calls to close friends, the news quickly spread and volunteer mothers were found who were willing to breastfeed the motherless baby.
A schedule was created whereby mothers would come to the Goodrich home six times every day to breastfeed the baby. The baby has never been sick and is happy and thriving. Robbie Goodrich hopes to be able to have his son breastfed until he is a year old.
