Thanks to http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/01/cosmic-rays-may-forecast-weather/ and the March 1931 issue of Popular Science... … [Read more...]
SP Weather Station in Queens International 4
Please join us! SP Weather Station in: QUEENS INTERNATIONAL 4: A Biennial Survey of Artists Living or Working in Queens January 24 – April 26, 2009 Opening reception: Saturday, January 24, 6pm-12am featuring live performances & screenings Queens Museum of Art Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Featuring contributions from: Andrea Polli and Chuck Varga of … [Read more...]
Milky-white rain in New Mexico
On January 7, 2008 in southwestern New Mexico, the rainstorm was weirdly white. "I don't know what it was, but it left a milky, white residue on all the vehicles in town," said Lt. Eddie Ortiz, 48, of the Grant County Sheriff's Department, talking about the unusual Jan. 7 rainstorm. "It was like someone spilled milk on your windshield and it dried up," Ortiz said. … [Read more...]
Tornado: Brooklyn, Staten I.
This old news: First week in August, 2007. NEW YORK (CBS) ― What was thought to be a violently windy thunderstorm that plowed through Brooklyn Wednesday morning turned out to be a weather event of historical proportions. Full article and also here … [Read more...]
Snow in Baghdad
Friday January 11, 2008. BBC: Snow has fallen in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, for the first time in living memory - though it mostly melted into puddles on touching the ground. People came out on to the streets to watch and some Iraqis said it was the first time they had seen such weather other than in films. … [Read more...]