tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13487363350356783732024-02-07T20:48:38.747-05:00Weather ChatA simple blog about meteorology and other Earth Science related phenomena.Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01686025677287558817noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348736335035678373.post-48926147100022284222015-11-18T15:11:00.001-05:002015-11-18T15:36:12.584-05:00Day 234: Astronaut Scott Kelly and Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko Give Live Interview From ISS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Screenshot of cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko (left) and Astronaut Scott Kelly (right) during the live interview from the International Space Station on November 17, 2015.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Source: <a href="http://www.aol.com/article/live-from-space-scott-kelly-mikhail-kornienko/">Aol.com</a></span></div>
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On November 17, 2015, Astronaut <a href="http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/kellysj.pdf" target="_blank">Scott Kelly</a> and cosmonaut <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Korniyenko" target="_blank">Mikhail Kornienko</a> gave a live interview from the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html" target="_blank">International Space Station</a> (ISS) to <a href="http://www.aol.com/article/live-from-space-scott-kelly-mikhail-kornienko/" target="_blank">AOL.com</a>. The interview which lasted almost 8 minutes highlighted some of the current conditions the men where experiencing during their mission. Kelly and Kornienko have spent twice as much time than a typical ISS crew member and have spent also eight months aboard the station as part of a <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/1ym" target="_blank">one-year mission</a>, to more understand the effects that weighlessness has on the human body.<br />
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One of NASA's future goals is towards the<a href="http://www.space.com/31143-manned-mars-landing-sites-workshop.html" target="_blank"> travel</a> to the planet Mars and with this mission, effects on a human's mental state during long periods of time in harsh environments can be analyzed. Kelly recently completed his second space walk on <a href="http://www.usnews.com/news/science/news/articles/2015/11/06/its-spacewalk-no-2-for-nasas-1-year-spaceman" target="_blank">November 6th</a> and took his first ever space walk on <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/astronaut-scott-kelly-takes-his-first-ever-spacewalk-n452851" target="_blank">October 28th</a>. Kelly has currently spent the <a href="http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/holiday/scott-kelly-breaks-us-record-for-longest-time-in-space/vi-BBmg6R4" target="_blank">longest time</a> in space than any other American.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mikhail Kornienko.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Source: NASA</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Kelly and Kornienko were interviewed by editor Alicia Maye of AOL.com. During the start of the interview Maye asked where they currently where located and Kelly replied with "We're over the Southern Hemisphere" and "going along the west coast of South America," and "heading South along the Andes." </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">When Maye asked if they were feeling any effects from the 234 days they had spent on the ISS during the time of the interview, Kelly replied with he was sure about the muscle mass he may of lost or the radiation that he might have received while there and that they both wouldn't know the full effects until they get back home. Korinenko, through an interpreter said that he had, "better near vision, that he wasn't sure why and that scientist would tell him later. Kelly also said that he noticed that a "year in a long time," and that he felt that he lived his "whole life up here."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The men showed some cool tricks in their environment, like flipping with no hands and at one point in the interview at crew member floated past. Kelly said that the floating around makes some of the things that they have to do a bit harder but also provided a bit of humor saying that the environment was good for moving heavy things, than on Earth. Maye asked a question from Twitter from topic <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23AskScottKellyonAOL&src=tyah" target="_blank">#AskScottKellyOnAOL</a>. The question was a inquiry on how the men stay mentally strong during their time in space. Kelly stated that NASA has a "good selection process and training," and that he felt "pretty well prepared." He also stated the sometimes he is "not 100% all of the time," but he "puts the whole thing in perspective," and that he will "be home someday" and that they do their "work with enough enthusiasm and energy to get job done." </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Much of their work includes running tests and collection data through use of imaging and ultrasounds as described by Kelly. He stated when asked about the ideal qualities for a candidate going on a journey to Mars, that ideally someone with a science and engineering background. Also having a military and operational background is good. He said that when things break down on the ISS they are the ones to fix them and though they have help on the ground it still is good for a person of kind of the "jack of all trades" to be in that kind of environment. There is a doctor on board the ISS and as Kelly mentioned if the doctor gets sick then they have to be the doctor, there is also a gym as stated by Korinenko.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span>The full<a href="http://www.aol.com/article/live-from-space-scott-kelly-mikhail-kornienko/" target="_blank"> interview</a> can be found on the AOL.com website.</div>
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Here are a few more screenshots taken from the interview:</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Korinenko floats the microphone over to Kelly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Korninenko shows his weightlessness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Since Kelly been living on the ISS, he has been very active on <a href="https://twitter.com/StationCDRKelly" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,
posting pictures of the Earth and other science related features form
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here are a few of those tweets:</span></span></div>
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Nothing like a little <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/aurora?src=hash">#aurora</a> to get things started. Good morning from <a href="https://twitter.com/Space_Station">@space_station</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YearInSpace?src=hash">#YearInSpace</a> <a href="https://t.co/xMDGoWqXoy">pic.twitter.com/xMDGoWqXoy</a></div>
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) <a href="https://twitter.com/StationCDRKelly/status/666643288414429185">November 17, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlashBackFriday?src=hash">#FlashBackFriday</a> Last Friday <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/spacewalk?src=hash">#spacewalk</a>. Seems like I've held this position all week but on the inside. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YearInSpace?src=hash">#YearInSpace</a> <a href="https://t.co/Qudm2MSUKW">pic.twitter.com/Qudm2MSUKW</a></div>
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) <a href="https://twitter.com/StationCDRKelly/status/665232996497231872">November 13, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Day 212 Getting my game face on for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/spacewalk?src=hash">#spacewalk</a> Thanks for sticking w me <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoodNight?src=hash">#GoodNight</a> from <a href="https://twitter.com/Space_Station">@space_station</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YearInSpace?src=hash">#YearInSpace</a> <a href="https://t.co/F1vKUZdTPV">pic.twitter.com/F1vKUZdTPV</a></div>
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) <a href="https://twitter.com/StationCDRKelly/status/658787122640519168">October 26, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mediterranean?src=hash">#Mediterranean</a> Sea. You look quite refreshing this morning! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YearInSpace?src=hash">#YearInSpace</a> <a href="http://t.co/ilg5Ob1JEK">pic.twitter.com/ilg5Ob1JEK</a></div>
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) <a href="https://twitter.com/StationCDRKelly/status/654276316364152833">October 14, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you are thinking of becoming an astronaut, NASA recently opened up their <a href="http://astronauts.nasa.gov/" target="_blank">Astronaut Selection Program</a> and they are presently accepting applications.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The ISS is constantly moving about in space and <a href="http://iss.astroviewer.net/" target="_blank">ISS AstroViewer</a> is a great site to track the station's current location.</span></span><br />
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The date set for the trip back home is set for March 2016.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The International Space Station.</span></div>
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Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01686025677287558817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348736335035678373.post-26652478404917142112014-07-26T14:23:00.001-04:002014-07-26T14:23:46.394-04:00New Ideas and $5 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01686025677287558817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348736335035678373.post-59636858439371013102013-08-17T12:24:00.000-04:002013-08-17T20:14:31.722-04:00NASA Social Orion Stationary Recovery Test<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The NASA social crew at the Naval Station in Norfolk, VA with the Orion Spacecraft in the background. (Credit: <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASocial" target="_blank">@NASASocial</a>) </div>
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Back in July, I applied for the <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/content/join-us-for-a-nasa-social-at-the-orion-stationary-recovery-test/#.Ug-Eam0xj-o" target="_blank">NASA Social Orion Stationary Recovery Test</a>.
If you aren't familiar with what NASA Social is, it's a program that
allows NASA social media followers, an inside look at what goes on at
NASA. This may include tours of facilities, talking to astronauts and
more. This social was the 4th social I've applied too. The three others where with <a href="http://weathersavvy1.blogspot.com/2012/12/nasa-social-with-astronaut-joe-acaba.html" target="_blank">Astronaut Joe Abaca</a>, <a href="http://weathersavvy1.blogspot.com/2012/02/nasa-tweetup-with-astronaut-ron-garan.html" target="_blank">Astronaut Rob Garan</a>, and the <a href="http://weathersavvy1.blogspot.com/2011/10/nasa-tweetup-sts-135-in-washington-dc.html" target="_blank">STS-135 talk </a>with crew members Christopher Ferguson and Sandy Magnus. The latter being my first one. All of these previous social events were at the headquarters in Washington, DC.<br />
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applied for the social because I also was
very interested in what the social was to offer. The social included a
tour of the <a href="http://www.vasc.org/" target="_blank">Virginia Air and Space Center</a> in Hampton,VA, the <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/home/index.html#.Ug-FBm0xj-o" target="_blank">NASA Langley Research Center </a>also in Hampton and a view of the <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/mpcv/index.html#.Ug-FRG0xj-o" target="_blank">Orion Spacecraft </a>Stationary Recovery Test in Norfolk,VA as well as a tour of the <a href="http://www.public.navy.mil/surflant/lpd24/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">USS Arlington</a>.
I was a little apprehensive because only 30 of NASA's social media
followers would be selected. The previous ones I've went to included over 100 social media followers. The selections are random. I wasn't really worried about the drive.
The NASA Langley Research Center is about 3 hours and 8 minutes from my home in Maryland, though this social was the farthest I've applied too. <br />
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A few days after I applied I got an email saying I was on the
wait list. This wasn't the first time I had been put on the wait list. I was put on the wait list for the very first one I went too, the STS-135 talk. When I saw I was on the wait list for this event I was a little upset because I knew the limit was much smaller than before, but I still kept my fingers crossed. About two
days after that, I got an email saying the I was off the wait list. I was
in! I was so happy!<br />
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The dates were August 14 and 15th
for the event. Unfortunately my husband wasn't able to schedule off for the
14th and 15th. So I decided I'd leave the morning of the 14th and leave
after the events on the 15th. It was hard leaving our daughter. That night was the first time I spent a night away from her. My husband stayed with her while I was gone and I know they had some good
father/daughter bonding :-) The ride down to
Hampton was good. I meet up with a couple of social media followers who
were selected for the event for a late lunch. We went ate at the SurfRider.
After the lunch we all went to the Virginia Air and Space Center. There
we got to tour to facility after hours and to see an IMAX movie, Elysium,
at a discounted price. Here are some pictures from the center:<br />
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The Apollo 12 Command Module.</div>
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sleep. We went to the NASA Langley Research Center the next morning. The events started at 8am. It was nice tour and we got an overview of the
facility. There the center does a lot of aeronautics research and looks to improve the performance and safety of commercial air crafts. That includes reducing fuel burn by 50% and reducing noise. The center also does research to understand climate change and was effective in forming a policy to eliminate CFCs. Here's a video further describing the center:<br />
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helicopters. The Landing Facility is also the place where the Orion Capsule was drop
tested in the <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/exploration/hib.html" target="_blank">Hydro Impact Basin</a>. The crew of the Apollo spacecraft trained at the Landing Facility as well. Here's some pictures:<br />
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The Hydro Impact Basin.</div>
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The NASA Social crew in front of the Hydro Impact Basin. (Credit: <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASocial" target="_blank">@NASASocial</a>)</div>
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Norfolk, VA. That's where the US Navy on the USS Arlington was to
recover the Orion Spacecraft. The last time a recovery of a spacecraft done in the water was the Apollo spacecraft back in the 1970s! It
was so cool to be there to watch the recovery. NASA, the US Navy and Lockheed
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The Orion Spacecraft.</div>
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heel of the ship is infused with a piece of the pentagon from 9/11.
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Orion on the ship.</div>
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Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01686025677287558817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348736335035678373.post-42594445973662460402013-08-11T16:37:00.000-04:002013-08-11T16:37:15.682-04:00Rainbow Over The Atlantic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Yesterday, my husband, our daughter, a couple of my in-laws and I, took a trip to Ocean City, MD. Not too long after we all go there, there was an isolated shower along the beach. The shower cleared within 15 minutes and not too long after that I saw a beautiful rainbow over the Atlantic Ocean. Though the rainbow was faint, it was still a nice sight to see. Here's the picture below. Enjoy!<br />
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Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01686025677287558817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348736335035678373.post-25656263205247281312013-05-21T19:01:00.002-04:002013-05-21T19:01:36.159-04:00Moore Tornado 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Yesterday a massive<a href="http://www.wunderground.com/resources/severe/fujita_scale.asp" target="_blank"> EF</a> 5 tornado, struck Moore, Oklahoma and left behind major destruction. Reports are that the tornado reached a length of 1.3 miles wide at it's peak. The death is at 24, though that number is expected to rise and there are reports there are nearly <a href="http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/21/nearly-240-people-injured-in-deadly-oklahoma-tornado/" target="_blank">240 </a>who are injured. Close to 100 have been pulled from the rubble, alive. This is not the first time, Moore has been struck by a tornado. There have been <a href="http://www.theatlanticcities.com/neighborhoods/2013/05/moore-oklahoma-has-uncanny-history-violent-tornadoes/5655/" target="_blank">five </a>in the past 15 years. Three, including yesterday's storm, have been of great magnitude. The first one was an EF 5 tornado on <a href="http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/about/history/may3rd/" target="_blank">May 3, 1999</a>, the other was back on <a href="http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/?n=events-20030508" target="_blank">May 8, 2003</a>. That tornado was an EF 4. <br />
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This image from the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma shows the path of the May 20, 2013 tornado, with that of the May 3, 1999 tornado. That path is almost identical. <br />
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At the time, the 1999 was the most <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/moore-tornado-compares-famous-1999-twister-181155328.html" target="_blank">costliest</a> tornadoes in the United States to date and the death toll from that tornado was 36. In 2011 it was surpassed by the tornado in Joplin, Missouri. The wind speed of the 1999 tornado was 302 mph, and was the highest wind speed ever measured in a tornado. Yesterday's storm had winds of over 200. <br />
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There are also <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/21/us/severe-weather/index.html" target="_blank">reports</a> that residents had a 30 to 40 minute warning before the tornado hit. According to <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/21/us/severe-weather/index.html" target="_blank">CNN</a>, "As Gov. Mary Fallin had said Monday night, Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb said he believed residents had time to prepare for the storm. 'My understanding is that the warning system was good. It was adequate,' he said."<br />
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In looking at the destruction, many homes where completely leveled from the winds. Schools and the town's only hospital were also in the direct path of the storm. Of the 24 reported killed, 9 were children.Oklahoma is known to be tornado prone, however tornadoes can occur anywhere. May is also a very active month for tornadoes. I wrote about tornado safety back in 2011 in this blog <a href="http://weathersavvy1.blogspot.com/2011/05/tornado-safety-and-preparedness.html" target="_blank">entry</a> and in the wake of this tornado it is important to know the difference between tornado watches and warnings, as well as tips on how to stay safe. <br />
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The Weather Channel has the storm named 'Saturn' and the rest of the DC metro is naming it 'Snowquester,' regardless, this winter storm is currently moving towards the region. The storm will be impacting the area Tuesday night into Wednesday night. I saw some television stations stating the DC metro area could be receiving anywhere from 2 to 10 inches from this system. I'm thinking that the overall total will be around 5 inches. So far the region has received 4.8 inches which is 13.9 inches below normal. The record snowfall was on March 6, 1962 in which 10 inches fell. <br />
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The total snowfall will vary due to the track of the storm. The NAM <a href="http://www.txtornado.net/menu.htm" target="_blank">model</a> shows a direct hit on the DC metro region, while the GFS has the system more on a southerly track.<br />
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Wind will also accompany this system. Tuesday night the region can expect winds from the east at 7 to 17 mph. The winds will be from the north Wednesday and Wednesday night at 18 to 23 mph. Stay safe and warm, DMV!</div>
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Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01686025677287558817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348736335035678373.post-67497960667290961042013-01-16T11:37:00.003-05:002013-01-16T11:37:49.084-05:00Beijing's Air Quality Is Way Unsafe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A big area of research that I'm working on is air quality. Recently I was browsing the web and saw a New York Times<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/science/earth/beijing-air-pollution-off-the-charts.html?_r=1&" target="_blank"> article</a> stating that the quality
of air for Beijing, China reached 755. That's 20 times over what is deemed
safe. The EPA says the levels between 301 and 500 are “<a href="http://www.epa.gov/air/particlepollution/2012/decfsstandards.pdf" target="_blank">hazardous</a>” and outdoor
activity should be avoided. This is alarming that Beijing’s air quality is so
high. In fact, in 2012 the American Lung Association State of the Air <a href="http://www.stateoftheair.org/2012/key-findings/" target="_blank">report</a>
stated that though there is an improvement in air quality in many places, “over
127 million people—41 percent of the nation—still suffer pollution levels that
are too often dangerous to breathe.” Air is what we need to survive and if the
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According to the article, Beijing’s embassy's <a href="https://twitter.com/BeijingAir" target="_blank">Twitter</a> called
the reading “crazy bad” and that terminology was used back in November 2010. It
was quickly deleted off the Twitter feed then. NASA <a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=80152&src=nhrss" target="_blank">released</a> images of Beijing, taken by the <a href="http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/">Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer</a> (MODIS) on NASA’s <a href="http://terra.nasa.gov/">Terra</a> satellite,
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This is really bad. People should not have to wear masks or like one man in the
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Much of the pollution is caused by particulate matter (PM)
which is trapped in the air. This particulate matter can be caused by factories,
cars and biomass burning, though the structure of the region can have effect on
the air quality as well. Much of the particulate matter that is measured is PM
2.5. PM 2.5 refers to the diameter of matter itself is 2.5 microns or smaller. Here is a <a href="http://cronkitenewsonline.com/2012/12/as-epa-readies-new-standards-pinal-county-town-grapples-with-high-pollutant-levels/" target="_blank">graph</a> showing the comparison of PM 2.5 to a human hair.</div>
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PM 2.5 might seem small but this matter can get into the lungs and cause respiratory
problems such as asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, emphysema and other health problems. The matter can also
contribute to premature deaths. In fact one <a href="http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/china-news/nasa-releases-startling-image-of-beijings-air-pollution-photos-336295.html" target="_blank">article</a> states that, "Hospitals have also reportedly admitted 20 to 30 percent more patients,
who complained of respiratory issues that were likely caused by
breathing heavily polluted air." Talk about visibility too. With that much
particles hanging in the atmosphere, visibility can be little to none, which
makes it hard for transportation like buses and planes. Here is a <a href="http://ca.news.yahoo.com/photos/combination-photograph-beijing-skyline-beijings-central-business-district-photo-081155652.html" target="_blank">comparison</a> of Beijing's skyline. The top is from August 29, 2010 and the bottom is January 14, 2013.</div>
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According to the article, “Xinhua, the state news agency,
reported on Dec. 31 that Beijing’s air quality had improved for 14 years
straight, and the level of major pollutants had decreased. A municipal
government spokesman told Xinhua that the annual average concentration of PM 10,
or particles 10 microns in diameter or smaller, had dropped by 4 percent in
2012, compared with one year earlier.” Through this statement and actuality
however, something should really be done about Beijing’s air, as the pollution
is a big danger for the people who live there. The article states there is an outcry
for more data about the PM 2.5 levels in the area. The PM 2.5 data should be
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Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01686025677287558817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348736335035678373.post-90676685788504804072012-12-05T16:03:00.000-05:002012-12-05T16:06:54.064-05:00Change To Hurricane Warning System<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Today the National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued a statement to begin before the start of the 2013 hurricane season, that changes the criteria for issuing hurricane warnings. These changes are to include hybrid/transitioning storms like <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2012/10/hurricane_sandy_the_superstorm.html" target="_blank">Hurricane Sandy</a>. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This</span> is the new
definition:<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"> "An announcement that sustained winds of 74 mph or
higher are expected somewhere within the specified area in association
with a tropical, sub-tropical, or post-tropical cyclone. Because
hurricane preparedness activities become difficult once winds reach
tropical storm force, the warning is issued 36 hours in advance of the
anticipated onset of tropical-storm-force winds. The warning can remain
in effect when dangerously high water or a combination of dangerously
high water and waves continue, even though winds may be less than
hurricane force."<br /> </span></span></span></span></h5>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-size: small;">According to <span style="font-size: small;">The Weather <a href="http://www.weather.com/news/hurricane-warning-changes-20121205" target="_blank">Channe<span style="font-size: small;">l</span></a></span>:</span></span></span></span></span></h5>
"The changes come on the heels of an investigation into Hurricane Sandy, which became a post-tropical storm before making landfall in the Northeast. Tropical storm and hurricane warnings were not issued anywhere on the East Coast north of North Carolina, and a NOAA and FEMA investigation is underway to study the handling of the events surrounding Sandy, which is a customary occurrence for major weather events..."<br />
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Previously the hurricane warning <a href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/prepare/wwa.php" target="_blank">definition</a> was:<br />
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"An announcement that hurricane conditions are <span style="font-style: italic;">expected</span> within the specified area.<br />
Because outside preparedness activities become difficult once winds reach tropical storm force, <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">warnings are issued 36 hours in advance of the anticipated onset of tropical-storm-force winds</span>."</div>
Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01686025677287558817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348736335035678373.post-20319974820909404802012-12-04T18:23:00.000-05:002013-08-04T17:04:02.805-04:00NASA Social with Astronaut Joe Acaba <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today was the NASA Social <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASocial" target="_blank">@NASASocial</a> (previously NASA Tweetup) event with astronaut Joe Acaba <a href="https://twitter.com/AstroAcaba" target="_blank">@AstroAcaba</a>, at NASA Headquarters in DC. I went with my husband. This is our third NASA Social. We were a tad bit late for this event. DC traffic got to us, not to mention I'm 39 weeks and 3 days pregnant. Even looking at the clock reading 9:58 am and knowing the event would start promptly at 10:00am, we were determined to get there. <br />
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When we finally got to the headquarters and sat quietly in the back and were able to catch some of Mr. Acaba's presentation about his four months aboard the International Space Station (ISS). From the NASA event <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2012/oct/HQ_12-382_Acaba_Social.html" target="_blank">website</a>,"Acaba launched to the International Space Station on a Russian Soyuz
spacecraft May 15. He spent 123 days aboard the orbiting laboratory as a
flight engineer of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews. He returned to Earth
Sept. 17 after four months off the planet."<br />
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After the presentation, the floor was opened for questions and answers, and many of the attendees asked great questions. Mr. Acaba spent most of his time in the copula. He was the sole US crew member aboard the craft, with two Russians cosmonauts. He said his Russian isn't that good. In the presentation we saw that there was exercising aboard the ISS, which he would do in his free time. He talked about working the robotic arm and supporting two of his crewmates during their space walk. He worked on scientific research experiments and preformed maintenance aboard the ISS. He also gave insight into skills for becoming an astronaut. He said that we are all scientists if we have asked a question and the mission involved improvising, as planning for things to work a certain way, don't always go that way and studying hard. Mr. Acaba also spoke about working on a car and working using your hands. He also said he is not a fault if we take apart our parents car.<br />
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He was very informative and had a great sense of humor. He spoke about losing his spoon on the first day and that things float away. Upon his return to Earth he mentioned that it was hard to walk for the first week (gotta love gravity) and that the astronauts plan to land on the ground but they do partake in water survival training. Mr. Acaba made many points about the future of the space program, in one instance he said, "We are looking at going further than we've ever been." He included that he sees in the future, we'll be walking on Mars and living there.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/mslinda22" target="_blank">@MsLinda22 </a>asked Mr. Acaba a question from one of her twitter followers about seeing the effects of climate change from space. My ears perked up when I heard that question. His response was that we are not seeing climate change in real time, but comparing pictures from space taken from the ISS years ago to now, do show that the Earth is warming. "It's easy to see from space where everything is interconnected," he stated. Mr. Acaba also answer questions in Spanish.<br />
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The goodie bag included a paper NASA Smallsat, which you can cut out and transform to make it into a cube. We also received an autographed portrait of Mr. Acaba, an information bookmark, a little booklet about space, a NASA sticker, a sticker of the Expedition 32 Patch and a pin of the same expedition. Like I said before, this is our third NASA social event. The ones we attended have all been at the NASA Headquarters in DC. In the near future we hope to attend the social events at other locations like Florida, Virginia and possibly California. I enjoy the events because they give you a behind the scenes look at some of the operations at NASA and allows you to connect with astronauts and people who have the same interest as you. We also hope to participate in more after the Social meetups. If you'd like to catch this event, NASA has the<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZFtaLhPQCE" target="_blank"> recording</a> on their Youtube <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/NASAtelevision?feature=watch" target="_blank">page</a>. <br />
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For more about the NASA Social events, check out this<a href="http://www.nasa.gov/connect/social/index.html" target="_blank"> link</a>.<br />
For more about Astronaut Joe Acaba, click <a href="http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/acaba-jm.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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These are my other NASA Social blog entries. <br />
<a href="http://weathersavvy1.blogspot.com/2011/10/nasa-tweetup-sts-135-in-washington-dc.html" target="_blank">STS-135 in DC</a><br />
<a href="http://weathersavvy1.blogspot.com/2012/02/nasa-tweetup-with-astronaut-ron-garan.html" target="_blank">Astronaut Ron Garan</a><br />
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Thanks to @NASASocial and all who makes these events possible. Had a wonderful time!<br />
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***UPDATE*** I had my beautiful baby girl Dec 13!!!! She's into astronomy and knew she wanted to come during the Geminid meteor shower ;-) </div>
Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01686025677287558817noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348736335035678373.post-69830321627655527402012-10-28T13:51:00.001-04:002012-10-28T13:51:34.005-04:00Hurricane Sandy Is Coming<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hurricane Sandy, the 18th named tropical storm of the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season, is currently moving slowly up the Mid-Atlantic coast and with recent model tracks, landfall looks to be in central or southern New Jersey. The hurricane is a category one hurricane with max sustained winds at 75 mph, with gusts at 90 mph. The pressure is 952 mb and there is still 36 hours to landfall.<br />
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Hurricane Sandy has caused 41 deaths in the Caribbean. Strong winds and heavy downpours are currently over the Carolinas, and the force winds of the storm extend up to 700 miles from the center, while hurricane force wind extend up to 105 miles. Models have the storm turning towards the northwest early Tuesday. There is a high pressure system to the east and the clockwise flow of the high pressure will send Hurricane Sandy back west. Forecasters are calling the events set to occur near Halloween "Frankenstorm." As Sandy moves northwest, there is a stationary front approaching from the west, which will stall the storm and moisture associated with the front will combine with that of Sandy. When this happens Sandy will become an extratropical storm. This is because the core of Sandy with change from warm to cold, due to the merging with an Arctic Jet System.<br />
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Forecasters are calling for high storm surges along the Mid-Atlantic as well as heavy rainfall and strong winds. South Jersey, DC, Maryland and NYC are expected to receive around 5 to10" of rain. <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49577692/ns/weather/#.UI1rcIZUAv8" target="_blank">8 states</a> along the Mid-Atlantic have issued a state of emergency and Major Micheal Bloomberg has issued coastal evacuations in NYC as well as Governor Chris Christie in New Jersey. Over 12" of snow is also expected to fall in the higher elevations of Southwest Virginia and West Virgina. <br />
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Many residents are stocking up on food supplies, ahead of the storm. We are ready for the storm in my apartment! The electric companies are getting ready for downed trees and some areas may be out of power for a week.<br />
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Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01686025677287558817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348736335035678373.post-29349813886577573052012-07-28T12:56:00.000-04:002013-08-04T18:19:08.285-04:00Circuhorizontal Arc In Scotland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I was browsing the news the other day and saw an <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2179774/Burning-bright-The-spectacular-rainbow-bathed-Scottish-sky-palette-stunning-colours.html?ito=feeds-newsxml" target="_blank">article</a> by the DailyMail, showing a beautiful Circuhorizontal arc or 'fire rainbow' in the sky. The photo was taken by Ali Bain and the article states that the phenomena lasted only 20 seconds, before it disappeared. Thank goodness Mr. Bain had his camera handy. Such wonderful creations surely should be captured on film. <br />
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Despite it's name, the phenomena is not produced by fire but by the sun's position (higher than 58 degrees) and plate-like shaped ice crystals in cirrus clouds. This combination results in a very big halo which is parallel to the horizon. The cirrus cloud allows for parts of the arc to be visible to the eye. Another arc which is produced by high sun position is an Infralateral arc. These arcs tend to curve upward. A Circuhorizontal arc is also not rainbow but a halo.<br />
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Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01686025677287558817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348736335035678373.post-63307372295184688352012-04-22T16:35:00.003-04:002013-08-04T18:17:27.817-04:00Earth Day 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01686025677287558817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348736335035678373.post-30410603565035679442012-04-02T17:41:00.001-04:002013-03-03T14:49:17.640-05:006th NOAA EPP Education and Science Forum<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Sunday March 25, I left for the 6th NOAA EPP Education and Science <a href="http://www.ecsc.famu.edu/2012/index.html" target="_blank">Forum</a> in Tallahassee, FL. The forum was held at Florida A & M University. There I attended talks in the Climate and Mitigation technical session as well as the Weather Ready Nation technical session. I also presented some of my research on The Economic Value of Air Quality Forecasting in the poster session. My results are in the preliminary stage as I am comparing air quality measurements to model forecasts. I still have more to review for the economic value. The region I'm observing is the Washington, DC metro region and Baltimore, though I plan to look at more cities in the near future. I'm studying the Summer 2011season for both cities and the high air quality days during the season. Certain precautions are implemented on very high air quality days and I'm trying to see how much the city is losing on days which turn out to be false positives. I got a lot of feedback on my poster and I'll take that all in towards the progression of my research. <br />
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The campus was nice and so was the weather. I missed the DC <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/26/dc-freeze-watch_n_1379134.html" target="_blank">cold snap</a>. Going to Tallahassee was a bit of a hassle. Before the 25th, in the afternoon, there was no direct nonstop flight from DC to Tallahassee. I left early that morning and had to go to Charlotte, NC then take a flight from there the destination. I can not remember the last time I felt so much turbulence as I did on that morning flight (darn the mixing). The pilot told us it was light to moderate turbulence. Let me just say I was clutching my seat. From NC to Tallahassee it was smoother. The plane was a cute 30 or so seat plane for that flight. I remember being on a flight like that before. I mentioned the afternoon because some of my classmates were on an afternoon flight, 2:30 PM to be exact. When they landed they were greeted by the mayor of Tallahassee, water cannon salutes from firetrucks and news crews. It was the <a href="http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20120326/NEWS01/203260311/Tallahassee-welcomes-direct-link-D-C-" target="_blank">inaugural</a> flight from DC to Tallahassee, so they had a wonderful welcome. There was even cake at the airport. I thought that was awesome. <br />
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At the forum, some of my classmates won awards for their presentations. My classmates and I took a direct flight in another 30 or so seat cute plane, going back to DC. We made up about more than half of the flight. In DC for the first time, I took a bus to the terminal. That was cool too. Here are some pictures from the forum.<br />
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Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01686025677287558817noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348736335035678373.post-3477773516412982212012-03-20T15:03:00.002-04:002013-08-04T18:23:11.234-04:00Welcome Spring 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Spring has officially arrived for the Northern Hemisphere. Today also known as the Vernal Equinox arrived at 1:14 a.m and marks when the length of day and night are about equal. Some people try to balance a raw egg on the equinox, which happens two times a year. Did you try it? The other equinox is in September.<br />
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With the warm temperatures these past few weeks, it had already begun to feel like Spring. The 2011-21012 winter (wait, what winter?) for much of the United States was above average. In fact this winter is the 4th warmest winter on record since 2000. This <a href="http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precip/maps.php?submitted=true&year=2012&month=2&imgs[]=Nationaltrank&imgs[]=Nationalprank&imgs[]=Regionaltrank&imgs[]=Regionalprank&imgs[]=Statewidetrank&imgs[]=Statewideprank&imgs[]=Divisionaltrank&imgs[]=Divisionalprank&ts=3#maps" target="_blank">map</a> is from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), shows the usual regional ranks for temperatures during this past 'winter'.<br />
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Many plants and trees have already started blooming weeks before their normal blooming time. Many around the region before the start of Spring. I was in DC this past weekend and saw that much have the Cherry Blossoms have bloomed, which is early for this time of the year. I snapped a few shots of them, they are really beautiful trees:<br />
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Spring you kicked Winter to the side and made your presence known. For much of the United States, this was weeks ago, yet now we can officially welcome you. So welcome Spring! </div>
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Signed photograph of Astronaut Ron Garan.</div>
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Yesterday, my boyfriend Rex and I went to a special Valentine's Day edition of NASA <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/connect/tweetup/index.html">Tweetup</a>. This was our second tweetup. Our first tweetup was back in October 2011. The link to my blog entry on that adventure can be found <a href="http://weathersavvy1.blogspot.com/2011/10/nasa-tweetup-sts-135-in-washington-dc.html">here</a>. We saw two astronauts, Sandy Magnus and Chris Ferguson from STS-135, the last space shuttle mission at NASA.<br />
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I found out I had been selected for the Ron Garan <a href="http://twitter.com/Astro_Ron">@Astro_Ron</a> tweetup in Washington, DC on January 30th. I was delighted because only 150 people were randomly selected for this event and the last tweetup I had gone too, I had been on the waitlist. I replied with my response (heck yeah I was going...I didn't write that hehe) and was set for the February 14th tweetup.<br />
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From the NASA <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/connect/tweetup/tweetup_garan_021412.html">site</a>, "Garan spent 164 days in space during the <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition27/">Expedition 27</a> and <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition28/index.html">Expedition 28</a>
missions to the International Space Station. He and his crewmates
launched April 4, 2011, and returned to Earth on Sept. 15, 2011. Aboard
the station, the crew worked on a variety of microgravity experiments
and hosted two space shuttle missions, including the last shuttle to
visit the station. Garan also participated in the last
space-shuttle-based spacewalk during the <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135">STS-135 mission</a>." Garan also took pictures of his time in space and shared them on his Twitter account and on his blog<a href="http://blogs.nasa.gov/cm/newui/blog/viewpostlist.jsp?blogname=fragileoasis"> Fragile Oasis blog</a>.<br />
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There were many people at the event. Some of the farthest came from Arizona and California. There was a large show of hands, for first time attendees and it was nice seeing a big addition to the NASA tweetup family. A full list of the attendees can be found <a href="http://nasatweet.com/wiki/AstroRon_List_of_Participants">here</a>. Thank you to everyone who contributes towards putting the wiki together :-)<br />
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At the tweetup we introduced ourselves by our twitter handle and expressed our gratitude towards <span class="n fn" id="name"><span class="full-name"><span class="given-name">Stephanie</span> <span class="family-name">Schierholz </span></span></span><span class="js-username"><span class="screen-name"><a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/schierholz"><s>@</s>schierholz</a>, who stated that this was her last tweetup for NASA and was her last official event as an employee of NASA. She has moved on to Raytheon. Garan was </span></span>very personable and had a great sense of humor. He answered many of the audience's questions. One of my favorites was about Underseas Laboratories. Garan explained about his life and space and mentioned events like viewing lightning storms, auroras, and watching falling meteorites, as some of his favorite moments in space. He also likes seeing the lights on Earth. He discussed the idea of energy from the moon and how it is greater because it doesn't go through the atmosphere, nor is it hindered by weather. He talked what he missed on Earth while at the International Space Station (ISS) and his told of a time when space junk was headed toward the ISS and that he and his other crewmates had practiced for moments like that. Thankful the space junk did not hit the ISS. Garan stated that the smell of space, is burnt metal and that space exploration is learning about life on Earth from an outside view. "Nothing is impossible," he said. <br />
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A <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THV-AIeYoUc">sequel</a> to the ISS Blues was shown at the event and displayed Garan playing his guitar and other crewmates. The first<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk9ptueTDwY"> ISS Blues</a> was shown back in September 2011. According to Garan, "You gotta have fun, or else you'll go crazy." A timelapse of the ISS flyover Earth was shown as well. It was absolutely breathtaking seeing the lights on Earth and the aurora. I drooled at the aurora. The event ended with a special presentation for Stephanie, honoring her for all the work she's done helping to put NASA in a more social media environment. I'd like to thank NASA, Stephanie, Astronaut Ron Garan and the everyone else involved in the production of this tweetup. It is a great way to connect with NASA and I hope to attend many more in the future. It's also a wonderful way to meet new people. Shout out to my NASA Tweetup family :-) Here are some pictures from the event: <br />
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My boyfriend Rex and I with our badges. </div>
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Stephanie receiving her gift from NASA. </div>
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Here is a picture Stephanie <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/schierholz/status/169574119338287104/photo/1">tweeted</a> of her gift.</div>
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Headshots of Astronaut Ron Garan. This includes the signed photograph featured at the top of the blog post.</div>
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A pin of the ISS and of the Expedition 28 mission. </div>
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"We are all riding on a spaceship, we call Earth," - Ron Garan.</div>
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I saw some sweet cirrus clouds on my way back from visiting my some of my family members, in North Carolina recently.<br />
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Recently I attended the 92nd Annual American Meteorological Society Conference in New Orleans, LA this year with some of my classmates and faculty from Howard University. I did not present, however I am working on research on the economic value of air quality forecasting, which I may be presenting at a conference in Florida, later this year.<br />
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The conference was nice and the talks were very intriguing. I helped out at the Weatherfest last Saturday, giving demonstrations on crushing cans. My group at Howard University (the Graduate Student Association for Atmospheric Sciences) GSAAS also hosted a reception called "The Colour of Weather: Breaking Barriers, Destroying Stereotypes," that Sunday. I went attended mostly the talks on public health, policy and air quality. Vulnerability and Resistance were key words in many of the talks and were further discussed at the Women's and Minority luncheon. I could not forget about Hurricane Katrina which struck the city of New Orleans in 2005. While I was there, severe weather spawned tornadoes in parts of <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2012/01/25/severe_storms_drench_texas_at_least_3_tornadoes/">Texas</a> and brought rain to parts to Louisiana. <br />
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I'd never to New Orleans previous to this conference and felt the city's spirit. I walked a little through the French Quarter and I admired the atmosphere there. The atmosphere of Bourbon Street reminded me when I went to Las Vegas. Very alive. I would definitely like to go back to New Orleans and visit the city with my boyfriend, for a more leisure experience. I really enjoyed the weather. It was pretty much in the low to mid 70s for most of the time I was there. <br />
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At the WeatherFest.</div>
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Being silly.</div>
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The panel at the Women and Minorities Luncheon.</div>
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View in the French Quarter.<br />
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With some of the students and faculty of the Howard University Program of Atmospheric Sciences (HUPAS).</div>
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Yesterday a low pressure system brought an <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/the-overachieving-snowfall-of-january-9-2012/2012/01/10/gIQAloF4nP_blog.html">overachieved</a> snowfall event here in the DC metro region.<br />
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Here are the totals from the National Weather Service of the storm and here is a <a href="http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/lwx/events/snowmaps/">link</a> to the snowfall totals in the exact locations.<br />
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The storm brought over 1" in some areas. In Adelphi, MD the snow was about 0.5". This was nothing compared to the over <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/10/uk-alaska-snow-town-idUSLNE80901320120110">10'</a> of snow that parts of Alaska received recently. I took this screen shot of the radar of the storm yesterday, as well as the weather map:</div>
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You can see the low pressure system and the stationary front associated with the storm. High pressure was to the North. The article by the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang">Capital Weather Gang</a>, gives a great explanation of why the forecast was not up to par. Many of the computer models did not agree and some where showing that there was not enough cold air or moisture to produce such an event. When the snow did start falling, the end result was more than an inch in some areas. You can also see the area around Texas which brought <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/09/us/texas-flooding/index.html">flash flooding</a> to Houston.<br />
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I found the snow event a delightful treat, it was my birthday yesterday. The event is also the first snowfall of the 2012 season for DC. It was just enough for a coating and looked really nice coming down and covering the grass. There were a few slick spots on the roads however. Hopefully this won't be the last snowfall event for the season or anything like Snowmageddon, back in February last year. Oh yeah or like that DC snow hole which is clearly shown after a snowfall event back on December 26, 2010:<br />
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Yeah that's <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitalweathergang/2010/12/washington_dc_the_snow_hole_of.html">real</a>. <br />
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Me enjoying the bit of snow :-)<br />
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I also recorded a video posted on TwitVid. Search @weathersavvy1.</div>
Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01686025677287558817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348736335035678373.post-3032716844018181642012-01-07T10:20:00.000-05:002013-08-04T17:38:41.363-04:00Amazing Photo by Photographer Angela Pan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Yesterday, I saw an amazing picture posted on Capital Weather Gang's (<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/capitalweather">@capitalweather</a>) Facebook wall about the sunrise that morning. There were many gorgeous <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/sunrise-sunset-spectacle-in-washington-dc-photos/2012/01/06/gIQAlWoveP_blog.html">photos</a>, but one really caught my eye by it's magnificence. That photo was by photography Angela Pan (<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/abpanphoto">@abpanphoto</a>). It is the most beautiful picture of a sunrise I have ever seen in my life.<br />
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The picture was taken at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC. Here is a <a href="http://www.abpan.com/vietnam-memorial-this-morning/">link</a> to her posting on the photo. It is available for purchase on her <a href="http://www.abpan.com/">website</a>, A B. Pan Photography. Many of her other photos are great as well. Good job Angela, you captured so much in this photo, words don't do it justice!</div>
Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01686025677287558817noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348736335035678373.post-40670989353947853132012-01-05T12:52:00.001-05:002013-08-04T18:22:49.600-04:00Happy New Year/Quadrantids<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey everyone!!!<br />
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Hope that you've had a great start to the new year and that this year brings you good news and joy. Can you believe it's already 2012? The time is going by fast.<br />
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Recently an amazing meteor shower occurred this year. It was the Quadrantid Meteor Shower. Here's a great <a href="http://www.space.com/14136-photos-2012-quadrantid-meteor-shower-images.html">article </a>from Tariq Malik, SPACE.com Managing Editor, summarizing the event:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Spectacular Photos: 1st Meteor Shower of 2012 Amazes Skywatchers</span><br />
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A dazzling display of "shooting stars" kicked off the 2012 skywatching
season early Wednesday (Jan. 4), thrilling amateur astronomers around
the world with views of the Quadrantid meteor shower.<br />
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Usually one of the most dependable meteor displays of the year, the Quadrantid meteor shower
peaked at about 2:30 a.m. EST (0730 GMT) in a brief, but eye-catching,
light show. Quadrantid meteors are the leftover crumbs of a shattered
comet that broke apart centuries ago, NASA scientists say.<br />
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To mark the meteor shower, SPACE.com invited readers to send in their
photos of the event, and you answered in spades. From light-polluted
cities to remote islands, skywatchers reported spotting some dazzling
views of Quadrantid meteors.<br />
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Veterinary surgeon Roberto Porto photographed the meteor shower from
the island of Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands. The view, he said, was
stupendous.<br />
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On Tenerife, the Quadrantids display peaked close to sunrise (local
time), "so the peak was [awash in] twilight," Porto told SPACE.com in an
email. "Also, the weather predictions were for high clouds this night,
[but] we managed to capture a couple of genuine meteors."<br />
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Tenerife is a volcanic island and <span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxthookspan" id="itxthook0w0" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; color: black; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">home</span>
to Tiede, the highest mountain in Spain. Porto's photos show Quadrantid
meteors streaking over Tiede and other peaks, with dark rock formations
setting the scene.<br />
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According to the skywatching website <a href="http://spaceweather.com/">Spaceweather.com</a> and the International Meteor Organization, this year's Quadrantid display peaked at about 80 meteors an hour.<br />
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This reporter spotted three meteors within a 20-minute period of
observing from West Orange, N.J., before the frigid winter night forced a
retreat back inside. In Florida, skywatcher Richard Hay was more
resilient.<br />
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"My wife and I ventured out into the frigid 26-degree Florida night
this morning to catch the shower with our own eyes and were rewarded
with about 20 or so bright Quadrantids over a 90-minute period," Hay
wrote in a blog post.<br />
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In Ozark, Arkansas, skywatcher Brian Emfinger reported seeing several
meteors that — while not especially bright — were still impressive. "I caught one nice Quadrantid Earthgrazer that shot across much of the
sky, but it wasn't super-bright," Emfinger told SPACE.com in an email.
"It did leave a trail that was visible for about 15 minutes."
Earthgrazers are meteors that occur low on the horizon, and can
sometimes light up in dazzling fireball displays.<br />
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Unlike some of the more well-known annual meteor showers, such as the Perseid and Geminid displays
late in the year, the Quadrantid meteor shower's peak lasts only a few
hours. The Quadrantids and Geminids originate from the asteroid 2003
EH1, which astronomers suspect was once part of a larger comet that
broke into pieces several hundred years ago.<br />
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The small space rocks that become Quadrantid meteors hit the atmosphere
at speeds of about 90,000 mph and burn up about 50 miles above the
Earth, creating dazzling fireballs.<br />
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The Quadrantid meteor shower is named for the constellation Quadrans
Murals (or Mural Quadrant, which was an early astronomy tool for
observing stars), a pattern first observed in 1795 by the French
astronomer Jerome Lalande. The Quadrans Murals is located between the
better-known constellations of Bootes the Hersdman and Draco the Dragon.<br />
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Editor's note: If you snapped an amazing photo the Quadrantid meteor
shower or any other skywatching sight and would like to share it with
SPACE.com, contact managing editor Tariq Malik at <a href="mailto:tmalik@space.com">tmalik@space.com</a>. Here's a link to some<a href="http://www.space.com/14113-photos-2012-quadrantid-meteor-shower-skywatcher-images.html"> pictures</a> taken of the shower, that where posted on SPACE.com<br />
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The next chance to view a meteor shower will be in April with the Lyrids shower. According the <a href="http://www.theskyscrapers.org/meteors/">Skyscapers INC</a>, which gives a full list of the upcoming meteor showers, "The swift and bright Lyrid meteors
disintegrate after hitting our atmosphere at a moderate speed of 29.8
miles per second. They often produce luminous trains of dust that can be
observed for several seconds." The frequency of this meteor shower will be moderate.<br />
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Happy skywatching! </div>
Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01686025677287558817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348736335035678373.post-21026751468539745372011-12-20T15:28:00.002-05:002013-08-04T17:41:33.881-04:00Taking A Dive Into Eco-Emi (Demember Box)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I recently heard about a membership program where for $15 a month, you get five to ten Eco-friendly, organic, vegetarian or vegan samples sent straight to your door step. The name is this program is <a href="http://ecoemi.com/">Eco-Emi</a>. The mission is introducing people to a greener lifestyle. Reading why Eco-Emi was <a href="http://ecoemi.com/about/">founded</a> is all inspiring and looking at the previous months' products, I was excited to try. I signed up towards the end of November and received my first box, the second week in December.<br />
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Here are some pictures of the December Box:<br />
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The packaging. The box was so cute.</div>
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The package comes with a card, with information about the products inside.</div>
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Coupons.</div>
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The goodies!</div>
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These socks are by <a href="http://www.maggiesorganics.com/2010_product_style.php?style_id=173&cat_id=1">Maggies Functional Organics</a>. </div>
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The laundry detergent is by <a href="http://greenologyproducts.com/home.html">Greenology Products</a>, while the vitamin super chews are by <a href="http://www.genesistoday.com/">Genesis Today</a>. </div>
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The lip balm is by <a href="http://zambeezi.com/">Zambeezi</a>, the Whispering Pine candle is by <a href="http://www.wykcandles.com/estore/details/28527/0/4045">Wyk Candles</a> and the botanical lip gloss is by<a href="http://www.laurenbrookecosmetiques.com/store-products-BLG-101-Botanical-Lip-Glosses_42236724.html"> Lauren Brooke cosmetiques</a>.</div>
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The Raw Cacao bliss is by <a href="http://www.artisanafoods.com/products/cacao-bliss">Artisana</a>, the organic candy cane by <a href="http://www.naturalcandystore.com/product/mini-organic-candy-canes/natural-candy-canes">The Natural Candy Store</a> and the Jojoba and ginseng exfoliating face cleanser and blood orange and vanilla body wash, by <a href="http://www.johnmasters.com/">John Masters Organics</a>. The face cleanser and body wash were featured by <a href="http://www.hipapotheca.com/">Hip Apotheca</a>.</div>
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When I first opened the priority mail package, the smell of pine filled
my nose. The super chews and the cacao bliss were really good. The tangerine lip balm smells great as well as the botanical lip gloss is really smooth. I'm looking forward to trying the other products. I was very pleased with the products in this box and I'm happy about my subscription to this service. I'm really
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Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01686025677287558817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348736335035678373.post-69716228902720326842011-12-17T20:53:00.003-05:002013-08-04T18:18:43.490-04:00Rare Kelvin-Helmholtz Clouds Over Alabama<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Yesterday, Alabama Meteorologist James Spann (<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/spann">@spann</a>) tweeted this beautiful picture of Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds at the Alabama Air National Guard facility at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. The clouds also known as "wave clouds" are defined by the Cloud Appreciation <a href="http://cloudappreciationsociety.org/the-kelvin-helmholtz-wave-cloud/">Society</a> as, "the result of shearing winds up at cloud level. A particular type of
turbulence can develop in a layer of Cirrus cloud, which happens to form
below an inversion* between air currents of differing speeds and/or
directions. Sea waves break as their bases are slowed down upon reaching
shallow water and their crests surge ahead. Cloud waves break in the
same way: when their crests are pushed ahead of their troughs by the
difference in air currents." The occurrence of this kind of cloud formation is rare. They are more frequently seen in San Francisco. <br />
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Here is a <a href="http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=55225">link</a> to more pictures of this rare occurrence.<br />
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Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01686025677287558817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348736335035678373.post-83814022379655874142011-12-16T09:45:00.000-05:002011-12-16T09:51:24.232-05:00The Forecast Calls For Apples?Mmm delicious. Saw this interesting story on Yahoo today.<br />
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From Eric Pfeiffer, The Slideshow (A Yahoo News Blog).<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Unexplained shower of apples falls from sky over town</b></span><br />
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More than 100 apples mysteriously rained down upon a small <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8956076/Apples-fall-from-the-sky-over-Coventry.html">British town</a>
on Monday night. The still-unexplained apple shower left 20 yards of
city streets and car windshields covered in the cascading fruit just
after the daily rush hour.<br />
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The news immediately brought up comparisons to biblical tales of
raining frogs and whether such reported freaks of nature actually
occurred. In this instance, no one has officially confirmed when, how or
if the apple storm truly took place as described.<br />
However, Jim Dale, senior meteorologist from the British Weather
Services, told the London Telegraph: "The weather we have at the moment
is very volatile and we probably have more to come. Essentially these
events are caused when a vortex of air, kind of like a mini tornado,
lifts things off the ground rising up into the atmosphere until the air
around it causes them to fall to earth again."<br />
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Dr Lisa Jardine-Wright, a physicist at the Cavendish Laboratory,
based at Cambridge University, told the BBC, "Cars and houses have been
swept up by tornadoes, so apples are well within the realms of
possibility. A tornado which has swept through an orchard will be strong
enough to 'suck up' small objects like a vacuum [cleaner]. These small
objects would then be deposited back to earth as 'rain' when the
whirlwind loses its energy."<br />
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Nevertheless, witnesses report that the weather in Coundon in
Coventry was reported to be stable and calm at the time of the alleged
apple shower. Coventry residents have offered several competing
explanations for the event, including a passing plane, roving teenage
pranksters--and, yes, witches.<br />
But regardless of the ultimate explanation, the apple storm is no
stranger other confirmed, highly unusual forms of precipitation. The BBC
offers a roster of pertinent <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16197529">examples</a>:<br />
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Frog falls were recorded in Llanddewi, Powys, in 1996 and
two years later in Croydon, south London. In 2000, hundreds of dead
silver sprats fell out of the sky during a rainstorm in the seaside
resort of Great Yarmouth.<br />
There have also been maggot downpours--in Acapulco in 1967 and during a yachting event at the 1976 Olympic Games.</blockquote>
On the sliding scale of inconveniences, an apple storm seems more
palatable than maggots. Though, depending on the state of the apples,
it's possible that some areas could have experienced both brands of
offbeat precipitation at once.<br />
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<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/unexplained-shower-apples-falls-sky-over-town-221921738.html">source</a><br />
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Here's a link to other things that have strangely fallen out of the <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/8958009/Strange-things-that-have-fallen-out-of-the-sky.html">sky</a>.<br />
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<br />Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01686025677287558817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348736335035678373.post-86375547128912809202011-12-06T17:45:00.001-05:002011-12-16T09:50:59.132-05:00GOES-15 1st Full Disk Images of EarthFrom <a href="http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/MediaDetail.php?MediaID=904&MediaTypeID=1&MediaFileID=244">NOAA</a>:<br />
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" GOES-15 took its first operational full disk images at 1800z on December
6, 2011. These three images show some of the imagery acquired, including the native gray-scale infrared, colorized infrared, colorized
infrared water vapor, and visible imagery. The orange areas of the
colorized water vapor image show areas with low moisture. The dry air
associated with the Santa Ana winds in California are clearly visible.
GOES-15's water vapor channel has major improvements over its
predecessor on GOES-11 (the previous GOES-West)."<br />
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The images:<br />
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Absolutely stunning!<br />
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GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites) -15 took the place of GOES-11 which was launched in May 2000. GOES-11 was only planned for 5 years but tracked weather and severe storms along the the Pacific region and the U.S. West Coast, for 12 years. GOES-11 is in the process of being deactivated and now GOES-15, a more advanced satellite, is fixed in this region. GOES-13 tracks the East Coast. GOES-12 tracks South America and GOES-14 is a ready backup or replacement. GOES satellites can also track oceanographic changes, space weather, forest fires and other <a href="http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/science-a-environmental/29389-noaa-activates-goes-15-satellite-deactivates-goes-11-after-nearly-12-years-in-orbit-.html">hazards</a>. <br />
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GOES-R is the next generation of satellites to be launched starting in 2015, by NOAA. More frequent images and clearer atmospheric observations is expected by this next generation of satellites.<br />
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For more information on GOES, check out <a href="http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/">this</a> link.Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01686025677287558817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348736335035678373.post-9767445884578340732011-10-30T12:03:00.001-04:002013-08-04T18:21:54.427-04:00October Wonderland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Parts of the Northeast are waking up to a winter wonderland more than a brisk, fall day. Yesterday a rare October Nor'easter struck, causing power outages to over 2 million people. Much snow fell in the Northern states, breaking records in New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and others. Many Mid-Atlantic states don't see their first snowfall until about next month or so! A state of emergency has been called in New Jersey and New York. The event has been rendered historic and by Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23snoctober">#snoctober</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23snowtober">#snowtober</a>.<br />
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Here is a map from NOAA, showing the <a href="http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge2/snow/">total</a> snowfall amounts:<br />
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Here is a <a href="http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/nfdscc2.html">statement</a> summarizing the snowfall totals and the event. <br />
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The event was caused by an offshore low pressure system and cold air. The low pumped moisture from the ocean, in which the ocean temperature is considerably warmer than air temperature over land. There were periods of rain, sleet and snow with this storm. Moisture was also pumped from a low pressure to the South.<br />
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Here in Adelphi, MD the start of the day was mostly rain. I saw on a few social network sites my friends in Northern New Jersey and New York were posting pictures of the snow that had already fallen in their area. It changed over to sleet around 1:30 PM. I took this <a href="http://www.twitvid.com/OISSK">video</a> of the sleet with my cell phone (you might have to rotate the video). <br />
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I thought I saw a few snow flurries after the sleet. Then there was nothing but wind. The sun started to break through a bit. Then around 2:20 PM, it really started to snow, and it snowed hard. Here is a <a href="http://www.twitvid.com/EZZKL">video</a> I took of the snow. That car to the right is my car by the way :-)<br />
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In total, by me the snow accumulation was nonexistent. The snow looked pretty coming down though.<br />
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Here is a picture of the snow from my friend and former classmate Darren Milliron. He lives in Netcong, NJ. Check out his blog <a href="http://meteomaddness.blogspot.com/">here</a>.<br />
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Happy Halloween?</div>
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