Topic 11 of 99: Atmospheric Disturbances: Storms and their effects on the Earth
Mon, Jul 12, 1999 (21:32) |
Marcia (MarciaH)
Hurricanes, tornadoes, water spouts, avalanches and floods; where and why they are happening, and how they change the Earth
60 responses total.
Topic 11 of 99 [Geo]: Atmospheric Disturbances: Storms and their effects on the Earth
Response 1 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Jul 12, 1999 (21:56) * 5 lines
Our first water spout of this conference was reported to me from St Petersburg, Florida where it managed to make landfall and tear up a few things. Check
http://www.sptimes.com/News/10499/TampaBay/Weekend_thunderstorms.html
Thanks, Barbara!
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Response 2 of 60: Wolf (wolf) * Mon, Jul 12, 1999 (22:18) * 1 lines
don't forget california and it's mudslides going on as we speak!
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Response 3 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Jul 12, 1999 (22:10) * 1 lines
will have to check and get back - this turning out to be is a timely topic. I have the flood gauge check list, so I will see how things are going. Thanks for telling me!
Topic 11 of 99 [Geo]: Atmospheric Disturbances: Storms and their effects on the Earth
Response 4 of 60: Wolf (wolf) * Mon, Jul 12, 1999 (22:18) * 1 lines
you're welcome! it was all over our news channel....really scary thing too!
Topic 11 of 99 [Geo]: Atmospheric Disturbances: Storms and their effects on the Earth
Response 5 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Jul 12, 1999 (22:49) * 1 lines
Any idea which part of the state? I have tidal gauages for all the rivers and they are really pouring water through them. But nothing mentions "mass wasting" which is earth slips, land slides and mud slides to the rest of us. I have consulted with the family Geologist in the area and wil update immediately when I hear from him (I keep telling him to join and save me from pasting his comments - he is a lurker!)
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Response 6 of 60: Wolf (wolf) * Mon, Jul 12, 1999 (23:08) * 3 lines
no, am trying to think of the network so i can give you a url....it was the news program with dan rather--think it's cbs.
your David should join us!
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Response 7 of 60: Wolf (wolf) * Mon, Jul 12, 1999 (23:34) * 1 lines
it was cbs but when i went to their url (http://www.cbs.com)i found nothing on the mudslides. i then went to the national weather service and found a bunch of expired flash flood warnings but nothing else to indicate any mudslides had occurred. it wasn't a wolfmare, i know i wasn't dreaming!
Topic 11 of 99 [Geo]: Atmospheric Disturbances: Storms and their effects on the Earth
Response 8 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Jul 12, 1999 (23:59) * 1 lines
California regularly dumps its finest homes into the sea because of excess rain "which they never get...!" Perhaps it is just some eye-catching news story but did not warrant press coverage until tomorrow. Thanks for checking. *hugs*
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Response 9 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Jul 13, 1999 (00:04) * 2 lines
This is probably the best source of information on California Weather and the effects thereof. Many links at the very top and thoroughout the text.
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/weather.html
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Response 10 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Jul 13, 1999 (00:38) * 77 lines
Heat and drought are as detrimental as the others. Here is the California Statewide warning for heat.
*** CALIFORNIA STATE WEATHER WARNINGS ***
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH
TUESDAY FOR THE SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOAQUIN VALLEYS...
...HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE DELTA REGION...
THIS AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED TO READINGS BETWEEN 104 AND
111 AS OF 3 PM. WHEN COMBINING HUMIDITY THE HEAT INDEX HAS MADE IT
FEEL SEVERAL DEGREES HOTTER. LITTLE RELIEF WILL BE FELT OVERNIGHT
DUE TO HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RESULTING IN MUGGY AND WARM
CONDITIONS PERSISTING. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE 70S FOR ONLY
A FEW HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TOMORROW IN THE VALLEY AND
MUCH OF THE FAR INLAND DELTA. THE HIGHEST READINGS WILL OCCUR IN THE
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN APPROACH
RECORDS. REDDING'S FORECAST HIGH IS 112. ELSEWHERE...TEMPERATURES
WILL PEAK TO A RANGE FROM 103 TO 109. TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE AS
HOT IN MUCH OF THE DELTA REGION AN ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS.
VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE COMMON TO THE VALLEY DURING THE PEAK OF
THE SUMMER MONTHS. HOWEVER...THE LACK OF A SEA BREEZE OR DELTA
COOLING AND AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE THE DANGER TO A
MUCH LARGER REGION...AND OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME DUE TO THE
WARM AND MUGGY NIGHTS. COOLER OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOLLOWED BY LOWER HIGH TEMPERATURES.
THIS TYPE OF PROLONGED HEAT CAN CAUSE HEALTH PROBLEMS WITH THE
POPULATION. THESE CAN RANGE FROM SIMPLE DISCOMFORT AND FATIGUE...
SUNSTROKE...HEAT EXHAUSTION AND EVEN HEAT STROKE. YOUNG
CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...AND PETS ARE AT THE GREATEST RISK .
YOU ARE URGED TO LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT AND DRINK PLENTY
OF WATER. IF POSSIBLE SPEND MORE TIME IN AIR CONDITIONED PLACES.
CHECK ON NEIGHBORS THAT MAY BE AT A HIGHER RISK OF BECOMING ILL AND
DO NOT LEAVE PETS IN VEHICLES.
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
...HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...
VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY IN THE VALLEY AND MUCH OF
THE INLAND DELTA. EXTREME READINGS WILL OCCUR IN THE NORTHERN
SACRAMENTO VALLEY WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BREAK RECORDS.
ELSEWHERE...TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK TO A RANGE OF 104 TO 110. LITTLE
RELIEF WILL BE FELT OVERNIGHT DUE TO HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
RESULTING IN MUGGY AND WARM CONDITIONS PERSISTING.
VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE COMMON TO THE VALLEY DURING THE PEAK OF
THE SUMMER MONTHS. HOWEVER...THE LACK OF A SEA BREEZE OR DELTA
COOLING AND AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE THE DANGER TO A
MUCH LARGER REGION...AND OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME DUE TO THE
WARM AND MUGGY NIGHTS.
THIS TYPE OF PROLONGED HEAT CAN CAUSE HEALTH PROBLEMS WITH THE
POPULATION. THESE CAN RANGE FROM SIMPLE DISCOMFORT AND FATIGUE...
SUNSTROKE...HEAT EXHAUSTION AND EVEN HEAT STROKE. YOUNG
CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...AND PETS ARE AT THE GREATEST RISK .
YOU ARE URGED TO LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT AND DRINK PLENTY
OF WATER. IF POSSIBLE SPEND MORE TIME IN AIR CONDITIONED PLACES.
CHECK ON NEIGHBORS THAT MAY BE AT A HIGHER RISK OF BECOMING ILL AND
DO NOT LEAVE PETS IN VEHICLES.
Topic 11 of 99 [Geo]: Atmospheric Disturbances: Storms and their effects on the Earth
Response 11 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Jul 13, 1999 (00:43) * 54 lines
Forecast For Austin, Tx
930 Pm Cdt Mon Jul 12 1999
.Tonight...A 20 Percent Chance Of Showers Or Thunderstorms.
Lows Around 70. Variable Wind 5 To 10 Mph.
.Tuesday...A 60 Percent Chance Of Showers And Thunderstorms. Locally
Heavy Rainfall Possible. Highs In The Mid 80S. Northeast Wind 5 To
10 Mph.
.Tuesday Night...Partly Cloudy With A 30 Percent Chance Of Showers
And Thunderstorms. Lows Around 70.
.Wednesday...Partly Cloudy With Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms.
Highs In The Lower To Mid 90S. Rain Chance Less Than 20 Percent.
.Extended Forecast...
.Wednesday Night...Partly Cloudy With A Slight Chance Of Mainly
Evening Showers And Thunderstorms. Lows In The 70S.
.Thursday Through Saturday...Partly Cloudy. Lows In The 70S. Highs
In The 90S.
Special weather statement
600 Pm Cdt Mon Jul 12 1999
Showers And Thunderstorms With Heavy Rains Will Continue Across The
Eastern Sections Of The Texas Hill Country And The Eastern Sections
Of South Central Texas Tonight.
Heavy Rains And Flooding Will Be Possible...As Rich Tropical Moisture
From The Gulf Supplies The Fuel For The Thunderstorm Development.
Rainfall Amounts Will Average Between One-Half To One And One-Half
Inch Per Hour. Locally Heavy Rainfall Totals In Excess Of Two Inch
Are Possible And Would Produce Localized Flooding Of Low-Lying Areas
Such As Creeks...Streets...Roads And Low-Water Crossings.
Showers And Thunderstorms Again On Tuesday Will Produce Additional
Rains Over The Region.
The Hazardous Weather Outlook Normally Will Be Updated By Means Of
The Zone Forecasts...Short Term Forecast...Watches...Warnings And
Advisories. The Hazardous Weather Outlook Itself Will Be Updated
Only If Unexpected Hazardous Weather Develops Or If Expected
Hazardous Weather No Longer Is Forecast To Develop.
For Information On Weather Threats In Areas Surrounding South
Central Texas...Please Refer To The Hazardous Weather Outlooks
From Nws Offices In Midland...San Angelo...Fort Worth...Corpus
Christi And Houston/Galveston.
Extended Forecast for Texas Hill Country and South-Central Texas
.Thursday Through Saturday...Partly Cloudy With A Slight Chance Of
Mainly Afternoon And Evening Showers Or Thunderstorms. Lows In The
70S. Highs In The 90S.
Topic 11 of 99 [Geo]: Atmospheric Disturbances: Storms and their effects on the Earth
Response 12 of 60: wer (KitchenManager) * Tue, Jul 13, 1999 (02:42) * 3 lines
The weather in Austin right now is humid.
Nothing else much matters...all that other
stuff up there is extraneuos.
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Response 13 of 60: wer (KitchenManager) * Tue, Jul 13, 1999 (02:44) * 1 lines
(it does, however, wreak havoc on one's spelling...)
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Response 14 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Jul 13, 1999 (02:49) * 1 lines
I shall not place any more weather reports here. There was a warning flag beside Austin, and what affects Austin affects all of us who care about The Spring. I thought there might be more than casual interest in it. Sorry.
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Response 15 of 60: wer (KitchenManager) * Tue, Jul 13, 1999 (03:01) * 7 lines
hey, wasn't trying to pick a fight...just saying
It's Humid!!!
(especially in a kitchen with an average ambient
air temperature of 98 degrees and two steam tables...
and our mold count should be outrageous (one of
my tattoos agrees with that sentiment, I should add))
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Response 16 of 60: Wolf (wolf) * Tue, Jul 13, 1999 (10:27) * 5 lines
euwww! it's humid here as well but the last couple of days have been rather nice (i.e., low humidity)....
should we make a weather warning topic for this conference?
oh, do any of you have theories about the space shuttle and other rockets breaking the atmosphere and it's effects on earth's weather?
Topic 11 of 99 [Geo]: Atmospheric Disturbances: Storms and their effects on the Earth
Response 17 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Jul 13, 1999 (10:51) * 5 lines
The effect of space junk burning up on re-entry has been discussed briefly at seminars I have attended and it was the quick concensus that the amount of enegy expended is so small compared with the Earth's total atmosphere, that it is essentially nil. Would love to debate this with someone.
Your suggestion for weather warning topic is great - I shall do that right away.
Sorry, wer, I misunderstood your comment on the value of the wx for Austin I posted. It is so humid in Hilo, in some area the ceilings and walls get greeen and fuzzy with mildew. It is not a happy thought! The only place I can think of that is hotter and more humid that the kitchen you manage is a ship's boiler room.
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Response 18 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Jul 13, 1999 (11:10) * 10 lines
Finally heard from California about the mudslides:
(David)Lots of them in the winter. No one lives where it is sliding so no
one pays much attention. Remember the big slide on I-80 west of Cordilia?
There are web sites for that too.
I am off to find those websites. I checked for them yesterday but was unsuccessful.
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Response 19 of 60: Wolf (wolf) * Tue, Jul 13, 1999 (14:12) * 1 lines
hmm...i wonder why it was in our news show....
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Response 20 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Jul 13, 1999 (15:12) * 2 lines
Two guesses - Much of Lousiana is at or below the water table, is it not? They appreciate the problems which arise from too much water all at once with no place to drin.
Guess two is that they had time to fill and this was a spectacular event watching whole bunches of earth slip-slide away. (Who knows why the news contains what it does - hidden agenda? Trilateral Commission? Big Brother is corrupting your mind? That is a topic for another Conference!!!)
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Response 21 of 60: wer (KitchenManager) * Tue, Jul 13, 1999 (18:43) * 1 lines
(and all of it is true!!!)
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Response 22 of 60: Wolf (wolf) * Tue, Jul 13, 1999 (20:12) * 1 lines
haha!! they showed folks narrowly escaping the rushing mud, a whole house slid away....it was awful. i don't think we have to worry about mudslides here, too much, as there are no hills, but sink holes? well, probably, but where'd we sink to, the water table is barely an inch below ground!!
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Response 23 of 60: wer (KitchenManager) * Tue, Jul 13, 1999 (20:17) * 2 lines
and in some places, Louisiana's ground is below
sea level...
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Response 24 of 60: Wolf (wolf) * Tue, Jul 13, 1999 (20:24) * 1 lines
got that right!
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Response 25 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Jul 13, 1999 (20:31) * 1 lines
Isn't that also why they bury you above ground?!
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Response 26 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Jul 13, 1999 (20:39) * 1 lines
As long as people live on the flood plain of a river it is going to destroy what they put there. Has since time began. Will continue to do so until they get smart enough to figure it out. Until then news at 6; film at 11!
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Response 27 of 60: Wolf (wolf) * Tue, Jul 13, 1999 (21:01) * 1 lines
no matter what the corp of engineers try to do, the earth will take back...
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Response 28 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Jul 13, 1999 (21:37) * 1 lines
It is comforting to look at Earth from the Space Shuttle. Nothing we have done down here shows from there. It is pristine and beautiful like a jewel in a velvet box.
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Response 29 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Jul 20, 1999 (14:02) * 4 lines
Thought you might like a look at the water spout which began this topic...
Again, Thank you, Barbara, for keeping up with this.
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Response 30 of 60: Wolf (wolf) * Tue, Jul 20, 1999 (16:55) * 1 lines
wow!
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Response 31 of 60: Gi (patas) * Tue, Jul 27, 1999 (14:24) * 1 lines
Too late! Got here too late for the water spout! :-(
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Response 32 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Jul 27, 1999 (14:44) * 1 lines
I have just learned something I knew all along - save it to file and ftp it to here. I will not make that mistake again. Sorry, Gi. I'll look for another.
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Response 33 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Jul 27, 1999 (14:53) * 2 lines
This is not the same waterspout, but it is impressive nonetheless.
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Response 34 of 60: Gi (patas) * Tue, Jul 27, 1999 (14:55) * 1 lines
Impressive indeed! Wow!:-0
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Response 35 of 60: Wolf (wolf) * Tue, Jul 27, 1999 (18:34) * 1 lines
kewl!!
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Response 36 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Jul 27, 1999 (19:38) * 1 lines
And, this one shall not vanish. It is on my little part of Spring's hard drive.
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Response 37 of 60: Wolf (wolf) * Tue, Jul 27, 1999 (21:14) * 1 lines
well, you just fill that thing up, girl, let's see more!!
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Response 38 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Jul 28, 1999 (17:12) * 1 lines
Let's see - how many jpgs can I fit into my space available? Lots of good ones coming with hurricane season just starting, and my son with his digital camera always ready for service in Geo-type things...and then there is the volcano...I could fill a large space with just those.
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Response 39 of 60: Gi (patas) * Thu, Jul 29, 1999 (04:18) * 1 lines
Don't forget to leave some space for chocolate puddle related objects, though...
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Response 40 of 60: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Jul 29, 1999 (14:44) * 1 lines
?
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Response 41 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Jul 29, 1999 (18:19) * 1 lines
(William, only a Firthian would understand...) Gi, how can I work him into this topic? - or any of the others in Geo. I am waiting for some inspired lady to come up with this. I could put precious stones mentioned as gifts from him in Fan Fiction. I already know of an Imperial Topaz. ...but that is not this topic.
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Response 42 of 60: Karen (KarenR) * Thu, Jul 29, 1999 (20:27) * 1 lines
Back to atmospheric disturbances... I call 100 degrees very disturbing to me. ;-D But I'll take an imperial topaz in recompense for my discomfort.
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Response 43 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Jul 29, 1999 (20:39) * 1 lines
I think from the Rockies eastward and including a large part of Texas, it is way too hot. When it is hotter outside your body than inside, nature is running a fever. Global aspirin time! When a cold front finally manages to struggle through, I know you will have fun and games with some pretty awesome storms. Then you shall recount your adventures with sheet lightning and good things like that, please?!
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Response 44 of 60: World Builder (MarciaH) * Thu, Feb 17, 2000 (17:31) * 2 lines
Ok, nobody wants to discuss seeing ball lightning? I did once. Sheet lightning?
Seen that, too. How about Auroras? I've seen blood-red ones in Ohio after seeing huge sunspots earlier in the day. I've never seen a tornado except in the movies ("cow, again...") I cannot believe we all live in a bell jar. In fact, if others don't contribute, you're gonna have to listen to me some more!
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Response 45 of 60: Ginny (vibrown) * Sun, Feb 20, 2000 (00:03) * 5 lines
I've never seen ball or sheet lightning...just the usual bright jagged line. Any idea what causes those unusual types of lightning?
I saw an Aurora once, up in Baxter State Park in Maine, but it wasn't multi-colored. It was like a white curtain that moved from the left side of the horizon to the right. (That was the first time I really saw the Milky Way, too; the light pollution around Boston has blocked out all but the brightest stars.)
I've also never seen a twister, which is just fine! Hurricanes and blizzards are enough for me... :-)
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Response 46 of 60: World Builder (MarciaH) * Sun, Feb 20, 2000 (03:14) * 1 lines
You climbed Mt Katahdin? Or what else were you doing at that hour in Baxter State Park?! More on the lightning in the morning when I am not so boggy in the head. Thanks for asking!
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Response 47 of 60: Ginny (vibrown) * Mon, Feb 21, 2000 (13:09) * 4 lines
We climbed up one of the smaller peaks; I think it was called Sentinnel. I can check when I get home, if you're curious.
We actually went up to Baxter State Park for a star party with the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston. ATMoB had rented one of the campgrounds so they could ensure a light-pollution free area; no light sources other than red-filtered flashlights allowed in that campground after dusk. It was absolutely beautiful. I really saw the Milky Way for the first time, and was thrilled to see an Aurora. A lot of folks had some impressive telescopes, and loved to show off their toys, so I got to see a lot of deep space objects that weekend. (Nebulas, galaxies, star clusters, double stars, etc.)
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Response 48 of 60: World Builder (MarciaH) * Mon, Feb 21, 2000 (13:44) * 2 lines
That is good stuff, a star party! One of my favorite things to do, actually.
Man, the viewing must have been spectacular. It is good here on a clear night. The stars are just about on the ground. I never climbed it but David's father did and took me up there at dawn to see the sunrise. It is specatcular, Mt Katahdin! He said they camped in something-or-other pond campsite. I could check with him, as well...
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Response 49 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Feb 29, 2000 (13:08) * 10 lines
http://www.nasa.gov/today/index.html
A huge sandstorm blowing off the northwest African desert has blanketed hundreds of thousands of square miles of the eastern Atlantic Ocean with a dense cloud of Sahaharan sand. The massive nature of this storm was first seen when it reached over 1000 miles into the Atlantic on Feb. 26 by NASA's Sea Viewing Wide
Field-of-View Sensor (SeaWiFS) spacecraft. This image,
captured yesterday, shows the dust and sand blowing north and
east to the coast of Portugal. Recent studies by the U.S.
Geological Survey have linked the decline of the coral reefs in
the Caribbean to the increasing frequency and intensity of
Saharan Dust events. (2/29/00)
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Response 50 of 60: Michael McNeil (Weatherlawyer) * Fri, Jan 18, 2002 (14:16) * 3 lines
When the east coast was "brown -outed" some decades ago, the police stations from Boston to washington were besieged with telephone callers reporting UFO's.
These strange lights in the sky turned out to be stars.
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Response 51 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Jan 18, 2002 (19:55) * 2 lines
That would be funny if it weren't so sad. It's not much better in Los Angeles. They don't remember what stars are! Except the Hollywood sort. Sad, indeed!
Here the sky is so clear you can just about reach out and touch them.
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Response 52 of 60: Curious Wolfie (wolf) * Fri, Jan 18, 2002 (20:40) * 1 lines
well, here on the coast, i can see stars! the pacific wind keeps the smog in the city.
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Response 53 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Jan 18, 2002 (22:27) * 21 lines
I can too, when Mme Pele's fumes go the right way and the clouds permit. Tonight we have this to look forward to, and it is only 68° in my bedroom. Hawaii is cold tonight!
KAUAI-OAHU-MAUI-NORTH & EAST HAWAII-MOLOKAI-LANAI-WEST
HAWAII-SOUTH HAWAII-
400 PM HST FRI JAN 18 2002
..WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 400 AM SAT HST FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...
KAUAI...OAHU...MAUI...NORTH & EAST HAWAII...MOLOKAI...LANAI...
WEST HAWAII...SOUTH HAWAII
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE ALREADY
OCCURRING IN PORTIONS OF THE AFFECTED AREA. PERSONS IN THESE
AREAS SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY.
TIE DOWN LOOSE OBJECTS OR MOVE THEM TO A SHELTERED LOCATION.
WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED
AT MAALAEA ON MAUI & AT SOUTH POINT & WAIKOLOA ON THE BIG
ISLAND. SIMILAR WINDS ARE LIKELY OCCURRING IN EXPOSED & CHANNELLED
AREAS ON THE OTHER ISLANDS AS WELL.
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Response 54 of 60: Curious Wolfie (wolf) * Fri, Jan 18, 2002 (22:32) * 1 lines
we are cold too. and i can leave my office hot and get to my house and need a sweater!
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Response 55 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Oct 20, 2005 (23:25) * 3 lines
Back to the fun things our atmpsohere can provide for us. Note the collection in the left column of this website. The illustrations are excellent as are the explanations.
http://www.sundog.clara.co.uk/atoptics/oppeim.htm
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Response 56 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Oct 20, 2005 (23:42) * 2 lines
I'm guessing that anyone who has flown and had the window seat has seen the "Glory" halo of rainbows around the plane's shadow on clouds below. There are amazing photos of them plus a load of other great atmospherical optical pictures on this site
http://www.sundog.clara.co.uk/droplets/gloim1.htm
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Response 57 of 60: Curious Wolfie (wolf) * Sun, Oct 30, 2005 (09:29) * 1 lines
i can't say that i've seen that before (and i've sat in many window seats)....pretty neat!
Topic 11 of 99 [Geo]: Atmospheric Disturbances: Storms and their effects on the Earth
Response 58 of 60: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Oct 31, 2005 (13:51) * 1 lines
Sundog, wow, very cool.
Topic 11 of 99 [Geo]: Atmospheric Disturbances: Storms and their effects on the Earth
Response 59 of 60: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Nov 1, 2005 (12:20) * 1 lines
Yes indeed, and with winter approaching more and more sun dog occasiona will occur. I'm looking forward to seeing some of these things or, at least, looking for them.
Topic 11 of 99 [Geo]: Atmospheric Disturbances: Storms and their effects on the Earth
Response 60 of 60: geomancer (cfadm) * Fri, Jul 14, 2006 (14:38) * 15 lines
The origin of storms is a fascinating website.
a sample:
7/5/2005
hacking the motorola v265
Origin of Storms - Filed under:
* Technology
— phoric @ 1:02 pm
A few months ago I aquired the Motorola v265 to replace my old junker cellphone. It’s one of the cheaper Verizon phones but had a fairly decent feature list. Another deciding factor was that it has a mostly-black hull rather than the typical silver. Although it has a camera built-in, the quality of the pictures is terrible. I’d relate the image quality to a cheap 1990’s Logitech webcam. But since I have a digital camera and rarely take pictures with my phone, it was mostly a non-issue. The nicest feature of the phone is the excellent audio quality, both speech and music. Motorola produced the phone with the capability to play custom MP3’s of your choice. Unfortunately, Verizon cripples their phones so that you have to use their fee-based service (profit!) in order to add new ringtones, or to transfer the pictures you take with the camera. The Verizon logo conceals the date display on the main screen and covers over the top portion of the background, among various other corporate sillyness. Selling a device
hat is intentionally crippled is just plain ridiculous. Of course, the only natural thing to do in a situation like this is to hack it.
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