It was on this day (Jan. 5) 99 years ago that the Smithsonian granted Robert Goddard $5,000 (a pretty penny back then!) to study rocketry. I think their investment paid off, don't you?
AND SPEAKING OF GODDARD: An interesting video was recently shared by NASA Goddard. It's a look back at the snowstorms, tropical storms, typhoons, hurricanes and floods captured and analyzed by NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission from around the globe during 2015.
Check it out here:
https://youtu.be/oiGzKmfOvkg
Following is the complete list (by date and location) of the storms that are shown in the video
1. New England Nor’easter – January 26 – New England, USA
2. Snowstorm – February 17 – Kentucky, Virginia and North Carolina, USA
3. Tornadic Thunderstorms in Midwest – March 25 – Oklahoma and Arkansas, USA
4. Typhoon Maysak – March 30 – Yap Islands, Southwest Pacific Ocean
5. Rain Accumulation from Cyclone Quang – April 28 through May 3 - Australia
6. Flooding in Central Texas and Oklahoma – May 19 through May 26 - USA
7. Hurricane Blanca – June 1 – Eastern Pacific Ocean, Baja Peninsula, Mexico
8. Tropical Storm Ashobaa – June 8 – Arabian Sea
9. Tropical Storm Carlos – June 12 – Southwestern Coast, Mexico
10. Tropical Storm Bill – June 16 – Texas, USA
11. USA Rain Accumulation – June through July - USA
12. Tropical Storm Raquel – July 1 – Solomon Islands, South Pacific Ocean
13. Tropical Storm Claudette – July 13 – North Atlantic Ocean
14. Typhoon Nangka – July 15 - Japan
15. Hurricane Delores Remnants Rainfall – July 13 through 20 – Southwestern USA
16. Typhoon Halola – July 21 - Japan
17. Typhoon Soudelor – August 5 – Taiwan and China
18. Hurricane/Typhoon Kilo – August 23 through September 9 – Hawaii and Pacific Ocean
19. Tropical Storm Erika – August 26 – Caribbean Sea
20. Tropical Storm Fred – August 30 – Cape Verde
21. Tropical Depression Nine – September 16 – Central Atlantic Ocean
22. Tropical Storm Ida – September 21 – Central Atlantic Ocean
23. Tropical Storm Niala – September 25 – Hawaii and Pacific Ocean
24. Tropical Storm Marty – September 27 – Southwestern Coast, Mexico
25. Typhoon Dujuan – September 22 through September 29 – Taiwan and China
26. Hurricane Joaquin – September 29 – Caribbean Sea
27. Typhoon Koppu – October 15 - Philippines
28. Hurricane Patricia – October 22 – Texas, USA
29. Tropical Cyclone Chapala – October 28 through November 3 – Yemen and Arabian Sea
30. Tropical Cyclone Megh – November 8 – Yemen and Arabian Sea
31. Typhoon IN-FA – November 19 – Western Pacific Ocean
32. Hurricane Sandra – November 26 – Eastern Pacific Ocean
33. India Flooding – November 28 through December 4 – Tamil Nadu, India
34. Winter Storm Desmond – November 30 through December 7 – United Kingdom
35. Tropical Cyclone 05S – December 9 – Reunion and Mauritius, South Indian Ocean
36. Super Typhoon Melor – December 12 - Philippines
37. Tornadoes and Flooding in Midwest – December 21 through December 28 – Midwestern USA
38. Paraguay Flooding – December 22 through December 29 – Asuncion, Paraguay
39. Tropical Depression 95P – December 29 – Pacific Ocean
40. Tropical Cyclone 06P (ULA) – December 30 – Samoa, South Pacific Ocean
41. Near Real-Time IMERG – December 25 through December 31
Clearly, NASA does a lot more than space travel. An important part of their mission involves Earth science.
KITCHEN FIXIN's: This weekend we would up having a bit of a party to mark the end of the regular NFL season, and so Saturday and Sunday we were busy in the kitchen. Doesn't this "Seven" layer dip look delicious!? It was. We hadn't made it in awhile. I forgot how labor intensive it is. Spiced refried beans, sour cream, home made guacamole, home made tomatillo salsa, olives, cheese, green onions, lettuce and baby bell peppers - our ended up being nine layers.
Dip was almost too pretty to eat.
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