Kev NeyloninThe Power of Poetry·1 day agoMember-onlyI Hate Days Like TodayI hate days like today Days normal people love When the sun is high and bright And the sky is empty of clouds There is a gentle breeze And from the horse chestnut tree There falls a blizzard of blossom Covering the short grass below Like a layer of soft…Weather2 min readWeather2 min read
Morgan LahminScuzzbucket·11 hours agoMember-onlyPoem: 2009 Tornado2009 Tornado The clouds were vicious Their fangs hung loose Like a horror story Come true The tornado threatened to take away our youth It’s dark wrath gained on us It was the first time we learned weakness was a human quality Death was not our business Not our concern through…Weather2 min readWeather2 min read
Todd B. Bates/NH EnviroGuy·3 days agoSmoke from Wildfires in Nova Scotia is Over New England, and More Record Heat is PossibleSmoke from Nova Scotia wildfires is over parts of New England today, and more record heat may arise this week, according to federal forecasters. “Nova Scotia smoke has made its way to the surface, we can actually smell it here at the office!” the National Weather Service Boston/Norton office tweeted. …Weather3 min readWeather3 min read
Rob Matthews·4 hours agoThe Graveyard of the Atlantic: Pirates, Wreckers, and U-Boats in America’s Most Dangerous WatersSince the early sixteenth century, thousands of oceangoing vessels have met their doom in a stretch of treacherous coastal waters known as “The Graveyard of the Atlantic.” Thousands of Wrecks Located along the 200-mile-long Outer Banks island chain of North Carolina, the Graveyard is an ever-changing labyrinth of shifting sandbars…Weather3 min readWeather3 min read
David SiegelinShortfall·2 days agoMember-onlyHard Questions for those who believe CO2 is driving our climate #17: 1920 vs 2020Why have parts of the world simply not responded to increasing CO2? — John Robson is a journalist who spends all his waking hours trying to explain that humans have nothing to do with climate. He makes phenomenal videos and writes a weekly newsletter I recommend subscribing to. In a series of blog posts, he shows temperature graphs of various remote stations’ both…Weather4 min readWeather4 min read
Debdutta PalinWeeds & Wildflowers·2 days agoMember-onlyThe Air’s Slick With WhetherBut the general temperament is gray — Every day the question of weather hangs more ominous than the graying clouds. The warmth is familiar, but the cool is what I desire, I think. The artist would paint loudly with their brush. Use the inspiration from every drop, and wipe the blues away. …Weather3 min readWeather3 min read
davel·2 days agoArguing with the Sun in North West EnglandThe Sun’s out, that means one thing: shorts weather. I don’t know whether I’ll wear shorts though, I’m still deciding. Everyday now I can see the sun move across the sky in its slow creep. It’s not too bad right now — still cool enough to sleep, but the day’s too bright. So one morning I walk out and…Weather3 min readWeather3 min read
Anthony Baum·2 days agoFive Free and Reliable Weather Data SourcesWeather influences human decision making in ways from the obvious to the subtle and unexpected. Energy providers need the data to make sure power throughput will meet demand when thousands of AC units on their grid turn. Demand for Citibike rides in New York City drops dramatically when it starts…Weather5 min readWeather5 min read
OpenWeather·2 days agoFire WeatherFire that’s closest kept burns most of all. — William Shakespeare From California to Siberia, forest fires are becoming more common and widespread. The carbon spiral — where CO2 is released from global warming induced events, contributing further to the greenhouse effect that contributed to the fires starting initially. In…Weather5 min readWeather5 min read