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 Jan 6, 2008 in Meteorology & the Media, Featured | 1 Comment
The weather channel, a shell of what it used to be, is up for sale. For those that remember, the Weather Channel began in the early 1980’s as a channel devoted soley to the weather: what is happening now (currently) and what the forecast is.
Established in 1982, the channel initially attracted an audience […]
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 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 […]