New Yorkers, where were you on Thursday, September 16th from 5-8 PM? SP Weather Station instruments are up and running, despite reports of winds up to 100 mph in Brooklyn and Queens. The SPWS anemometer recorded wind gusts up to 14 mph (a relative high), raising some questions about our instrumentation (and about wind patterns in the Flux Factory neighborhood). Also, our … [Read more...]
Portfolio Launch: 2009 SP Weather Reports
Sunday, August 22nd 4:00 PM Flux Factory: 39-31 29th Street, Long Island City. Free and open to the public The artist-run SP Weather Station, currently based on the roof of Flux Factory, invites you to a release party for its 2009 Weather Report portfolios. Each portfolio in the edition of 30 contains 12 works produced by 12 different artists who were invited to … [Read more...]
MeteoWorld: A Cool Meteorological Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo
Guest post from SPWS friend and 2010 Weather Interpreter Tim Dye: On the banks of the Huangpu River, MeteoWorld showcases the weather community’s technological accomplishments. It’s the first-ever pavilion for the weather community and a really cool place if you’re a weather and technology geek. Its cloud-like roof mists, sending a cooling rain on visitors who … [Read more...]
From the NY Times: A Tale of Two Volcanoes
Published: April 15, 2010 By SIMON WINCHESTER Sandisfield, Mass. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/16/opinion/16winchester.html?scp=1&sq=tale%20of%20two%20volcanoes&st=cse IN planetary terms, it was just a tiny pinprick that opened up last month underneath the Eyjafjalla Glacier in southern Iceland, when a long-forgotten volcano started to erupt again after a … [Read more...]
SPWS 2009 Report Portfolios under way!
As of yesterday, we're 90% of the way to collating and boxing the 2009 SP Weather Reports! The folio for 2009 will include works by: Mike Estabrook & Vandana Jain (January); Susan Goethel Campbell (February); Emily Larned (March); Luke Strosnider (April); Andrea Polli (May); Mark Nystrom (June); Patricia Zarate (July); Jane D. Marsching (August); Stephanie Rothenberg … [Read more...]