Friday, June 21 will be the longest day of 2019 for anyone living north of the equator. The summer solstice occurs when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer, or 23.5 degrees north latitude. This will occur on Friday the 21st. 1) Why do we have a summer solstice, anyway? Earth orbits around…

PG&E is sending out notices warning that in the event of summer heat-wind events posing an extreme #wildfire danger, it will shut down electrical power in certain regions. We predict that California will be facing multiple, prolonged power outages during the annual fire season. More than likely, forced outages will become the standard in other…