Robert Scott Thayer

Monster Hurricane Ian Eats Everything in its Path!

10/13/2022

Greetings … Hurricane Ian, a strong Category 4 storm devastated everything in its path on the west coast of Florida. The monster dumped as much as 17 inches of rain in areas. And as of this writing, the St. Johns River is still above its flood stage,...

Flooded Streets – The New Normal for the Northeast Sea Coast?

08/11/2022

Greetings! As the sobering effects of climate change continue battering our planet, the new normal for Hampton, New Hampshire are scenes of flooded streets due to sea level rise. Residents of the New Hampshire Seacoast “watched high tides draw closer over the years,...

Award-Winning Author Robert Scott Thayer Signs his Kobee Manatee Books at 2022 ALA!

06/23/2022

Greetings … it’s great to start traveling again! The creator of the award-winning Kobee Manatee® Children’s Educational series will be attending the 2022 American Library Association Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. on June 25th. Opening speakers Include ALA President Patricia “Patty” Wong and FCC Chairwoman Jessica...

World Oceans Day Breaches Rising Tide of Unsettling News

06/08/2022

Greetings! World Oceans Day is a time to celebrate the seas, which make up more than 70% of our planet. While it is a time to admire the beauty that lies beneath the waves, it is also a time to be very concerned with...

Harness Solutions for Combating our Greatest Threat – Climate Change!

04/21/2022

Greetings to you! On April 22nd I celebrate Earth Day! EARTHDAY.ORG is the world organizer of Earth Day. It’s theme for Earth Day 2022 will be “Invest in Our Planet.” The organization explains, “Earth Day 2022 is focused on accelerating solutions to combat our greatest threat, climate change, and...

IPCC Scientists Issue Grave Warning on Climate Change

04/07/2022

Greetings to you! I’ll continue talking about climate change and its sobering warming effect on our planet. You’ve heard this before – climate change is responsible for extraordinary droughts, record breaking temperatures, rising sea levels, and extreme weather events. On Monday, April 4, 2022,...

Grab the Kiddos – Read a Children’s Book Today For International Children’s Book Day!

04/02/2022

Award-Winning Kobee Manatee Children’s Books shown on a gift shop display. Greetings to you! It’s time to celebrate International Children’s Book Day! So, what exactly is defined as a children’s book? According to the Library of Congress, “Children’s Literature is defined as material written and produced...

Climate Change Banishes Great Barrier Reef for Sixth Time

03/29/2022

Greetings to you! In this blog, I want to continue talking about the devasting effects of climate change and how it’s affecting our environment. In particular, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is now victim to its “sixth mass bleaching due to heat stress caused by climate change,” the reef’s...

March is Seagrass Awareness Month!

03/22/2022

Greetings to you! This month I’d like to talk about the celebration of March being Seagrass Awareness Month! What is seagrass? According to the National Wildlife Federation, “Seagrasses are underwater plants that evolved from land plants. They are like terrestrial plants in that they have...

NOAA & NASA Unleash Extraordinary Weather Forecasting with Atlas V Rocket Launch!

03/04/2022

Greetings to you! This blog talks about the history-making launch of the GOES T (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) from Cape Canaveral. It’s carried into space via an Atlas V rocket. And get this … the satellite sits atop the 196-foot-tall rocket! It is the result...