By J Michael on Jul 15, 2008 in Meteorology, Extreme Weather, Featured, Offbeat | 0 Comments
It will likely come as no surprise to most followers of China’s handling of the upcoming Olympic Games, but a Chinese metoeorologist confirmed recently that the nation may attempt to alter weather patterns if they are slated to negatively impact the games:
“Although it is an emergency measure, the meteorological administration has made serious preparations on […]
By J Michael on Jun 14, 2008 in Extreme Weather, Meteorology & the Media, Featured | 15 Comments
In the wake of the tragedy that struck Little Sioux, IA on June 11th, a photograph of an ominous looking cloud has been making the rounds through email, falsely attributed to the fatal storm that struck the Little Sioux Boy Scout Camp that evening, killing four and injuring dozens. The image going around the […]
By J Michael on Jun 8, 2008 in Extreme Weather, Featured | 3 Comments
The National Weather Service office out of Wichita, Kansas has put together a fantastic synopsis of the significance of today’s date: June 8th, when it comes to tornado history.
If any date was to be observed as National Tornado Day in the United State it would likely be June 8th. In 1941, an F4 […]
By J Michael on Apr 13, 2008 in Meteorology, Tropical Meteorology, Extreme Weather, Featured | 0 Comments
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration has completed the deployment of a tsunami warning system for the US by installing buoys throughout the ocean intended to give advanced warning of an impending tsunami.
NOAA deployed the final two tsunami detection buoys in the South Pacific this week, completing the buoy network and bolstering the U.S. tsunami […]
By J Michael on Jan 23, 2008 in Climate Change, Meteorology, Tropical Meteorology, Extreme Weather, Featured | 0 Comments
In further research that supports the hypothesis that global warming may reduce damage from hurricanes, NOAA published a preview of upcoming research today (Warmer Ocean Could Reduce Number of Atlantic Hurricane Landfalls). New research indicates that increased ocean temperatures will, as expected, increase wind shear over the oceans which in turn, may reduce the […]
By J Michael on Dec 30, 2007 in Extreme Weather, Meteorology & the Media, Featured | 0 Comments
The AP recently ran a piece looking back on the Weather of 2007. The article included many of the stories that made headlines throughout the year, from the Australian drought to the drought in the Southeast US, the Arctic sea ice, and others. The article focused on the extremes that were reached: […]
By J Michael on Sep 15, 2007 in Meteorology, Extreme Weather, Meteorology & the Media, Featured | 4 Comments
In a news story Fake tornado picture embarasses newsrooms, an Australian news agency admits to having publicized a “photoshopped” image of a tornado. A woman sent it to them as a joke thinking there wouldn’t be a chance it’d be aired on TV or online. She was wrong.
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By J Michael on Aug 22, 2007 in Extreme Weather, Featured | 0 Comments
Record cold this August day in New York City:
The city along with the rest of the tri-state region is feeling the chilly effect of a cold front sweeping through the region, accompanied by cool rain showers.
Tuesday’s high temperature in Central Park was just 59 degrees. The normal high for today is 82 degrees. The normal […]
By J Michael on May 21, 2007 in Meteorology, Extreme Weather | 0 Comments
The epic Australian drought discussed last month may be about to break, as the El Nino that has caused the drying of the interior has come to an end:
The El Nino weather system has run its course and the worst drought in a century could be coming to an end, the Bureau of Meterology says, […]
By J Michael on May 21, 2007 in Climate Change, Meteorology, Extreme Weather, Meteorology & the Media | 2 Comments
In a scathing review of how far off track the Weather Channel has gone from it’s original, well-intentioned mission, its first “Director of Meteorology” laments the loss in a piece he recently published online:
It has taken a turn in recent years to being more and more part time weather and part-time “Discovery Channel”. Now with […]