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Fake Tornado Photograph Falsely Attributed to Boy Scout Camp Storm »

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 […]

Weather Channel Forecast: For Sale »

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 […]

2007: A Year of Extremes? »

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: […]

Fake Tornado Picture Embarasses Newsrooms »

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.
Technorati Tags: Extreme Weather, Tornadoes, […]

Weather Channel Founding Meteorologist Slams Station »

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 […]