Cydan

Small dinosaurs did dominate the earth. They're called birds and they are the last of the theropod dinosaurs.

Please do a video on how to meditate!

Im 21 and got my first "official" job this year. Just be confident and dont fuck up too hard and everything will be fine

Hey Michael!

I think this is the first time I've ever caught an AMA in time for questions let alone one I share common interests/goals with.

I pay a good bit of my attention to phenology in my local area, when certain species of wildflowers bloom, what mushrooms are fruiting, what birds are migrating, and more recently to local fishes behavior from weather and seasonal changes.

This year we had what locals call a "Dogwood Winter" where a hard snow occurred in late April after a warm few weeks. Seeing the flowering trees under a layer of snow was beautiful and unforgettable. Such a shame I didn't get the opportunity to document it more thoroughly! Mammals not in hibernation, resident birds, and early migrators flocked to our feeders. I lost one of my bee colonies and the two others had difficult starts. I also noticed that flowers and mushrooms in our area have been thrown off by ~2-3 weeks this year depending on the local environment and fewer insects overall.

While events like these do happen historically, could they become more frequent as climate change continues to affect us? If there are more unusual and chaotic weather events could it render these predictive capabilities less effective or ineffective entirely? We would find these tools to be most useful here in Appalachia, so we really appreciate your work.

Thanks,

An Ohio River Boy