SPWS Weather Interpreter (January 2012) Rena Leinberger's new work, When it opens like this, up is not over, was presented on Friday under the Queensborough Bridge, at the junction of Queensboro Plaza and Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City. The works will be installed until October 31 of this year--check it out--Congratulations Rena! When it opens like this, up is not … [Read more...]
BMW apologizes for storm
BMW apologized after a PR strategy to pay for the naming rights to a weather system backfired -- that system turned into the deep freeze that's claimed dozens of lives across Europe. The goal was to promote BMW's Mini Cooper brand by paying Germany's meteorological office 299 euros ($392) to name a system "Cooper" -- a practice in place since 2002 to help fund weather … [Read more...]
Announcing 2012-2013 Weather Interpreters
SPWS is pleased to announce the artists who will participate in the 2012-2013 SP Weather Reports. Now in its fifth year, SP Weather Reports is a collated portfolio published annually by SPWS. This is the first time artists have been selected through an advertised open call. As with prior years, SPWS will send one month of data from its weather station on the Flux Factor … [Read more...]
Tim Dye (SPWS June 2010 weather interpreter) on importance of personal data collection
Tim Dye explains the importance of personally collected environmental data in a great 5 minute presentation--Thanks Tim! … [Read more...]
weather forecasters threatened with jail time for bad predictions
Weather forecasters in South Africa could be forced to pay a heavy fine for getting predictions wrong - even up to a decade of imprisonment. They have been threatened with imprisonment and fines of up to R10,000 if they issue incorrect weather warnings without official permission. The proposed new law has been created to prevent panic and economic damage in the community … [Read more...]