Pop Gun: Is America shooting down alien spacecraft?
The military has shot down four objects in US and Canadian airspace within the last few days, and this has led to reactions ranging from rational concern to irrational panic. […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
RI Prepares for Dangerously Cold Extreme Weather: Emergency action by state and local governments
Dangerously extreme cold weather is predicted Fri, Feb 3, through Sat, Feb 4, that will combine ambient temperatures dropping to -6F with sustained winds of 25MPH and gusts of 45MPH […]
Life-Threatening Cold Fri – Sat: Wind Chill Advisory as Low as -30F
At Providence, a Wind Chill Advisory is in effect for Fri 10am – Sat 10am with ambient temperature down to -6F and wind chill as low as -30F due to […]
Snow Wed Changing to Rain Wed Night: High winds, a fraction of an inch before being washed away by heavy rain
At Providence, snow beginning Wed 3pm – 5pm will change to rain 5 – 8pm, but less than 1 inch is expected before being washed away by heavy rain with […]
Connolly, Jackson named youth poetry ambassador, deputy: Celebratory reading Jan 27
Natasha Connolly has been selected as youth poetry ambassador and Sadie Jackson has been selected as deputy youth poetry ambassador for 2023 by RI Poet Laureate Tina Cane, the RI […]
Rain changing to snow Mon: May end by evening with 1in snow
At Providence, rain likely changing to snow Mon afternoon, but temperatures about 35F preclude any chance of substantial changeover to accumulating snow, although an inch or so is expected. Rain […]
Mostly Rain Ending as Snow Thu – Fri: Less than 1 inch expected
At Providence, rain Thu will end as snow Fri 7pm with minimal accumulation of at most 1 inch in the metropolitan area and less toward the coast. Higher accumulation is […]
Snow Sun Evening – Mon Morning Possible but Not Likely: Dusting to 2 inches at most
At Providence, snow is possible but not likely Sun 5pm – Mon 6am. Chance of precipitation will not exceed 30% throughout this period, implying 70% likelihood of no precipitation at […]
Train for Medical Emergencies: You don’t have to be the NFL
The spectacle of professional player Damar Hamlin going into cardiac arrest Jan 2 on the field during a live national broadcast of an NFL Monday Night Football game between his […]
COVID-19 Three Years In: Still here, still deadly
The COVID-19 pandemic in RI is not over, is not going away anytime soon, and is surging for the worse. For the week ended Dec 31, 2022, RI reported 154 […]