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...]
2008 Reports on view:
New Prints: Part II work from International Print Center New York
March 8 – April 4, 2010 Reception: Thursday, March 25th from 5-7pm Meyerson Hall Gallery 210 South 34th Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Hours: Monday-Friday, 10-5pm View University of Pennsylvania School of Design press release … [Read more...]
Birgit Rathsmann, “Room for Storms”
Birgit Rathsmann, artist and 2009 SPWS Weather Interpreter (December) is presenting work in a temporary space at 163 Eldridge. Upcoming: Sunday, February 28th, 2010, 4PM and 5PM Fronts A performance by Ryan McNamara + Birgit Rathsmann A weather forecaster shaman seeds and unleashes a human storm. Featuring Kim Brandt, Samara Davis, Jack Ferver, Miriam Katz and Bevin … [Read more...]