Hi, folks. We had a major thunderstorm come through this afternoon. It knocked out power and phone lines for a while. I’ve got both back now, but my DSL Internet connection is still out of service. I drove down the road to use a wi-fi hot-spot to make this quick post, but I won’t be… Continue reading Slight delay in tonight’s posts
Tag: Weather
Another hairy landing
I’ve posted videos on occasion showing aircraft having a tough time landing in crosswinds, or experiencing other problems. Here’s one of a brand-new Boeing 767, just delivered to LAN, a Chilean airline. It was undergoing its acceptance trials in Washington State when it had to land in a very severe cross-wind. This video is of… Continue reading Another hairy landing
Snow rollers?
I’d never heard of snow rollers, but the National Weather Service has uploaded some pictures of them. They describe them as follows: On the evening of March 31st, 2009, Tim Tevebaugh was driving home from work east of Craigmont in the southern Idaho Panhandle (see map below). Across the rolling hay fields, Tim saw a… Continue reading Snow rollers?
Still enjoying the frozen North
I’m into the sixth of my ten days in Alaska, and still enjoying it very much – despite the cold. Miss D. took me a way out of town yesterday evening, to visit the town of Girdwood, about 38 miles away, with its ski resort. The traffic was fairly light, and the tide was out… Continue reading Still enjoying the frozen North
From Southern spring to Alaskan winter
I’m still struggling to adjust to the very, very different weather and climate conditions up here. I left Louisiana on a warm spring day, with temperatures forecast to be in the high 70’s (Fahrenheit, of course): and landed in Alaska in bright sunshine, but with drifting clouds of volcanic ash threatening the city, and with… Continue reading From Southern spring to Alaskan winter
Storm over Perth
PerthNow has published a slideshow of pictures of a severe storm over Perth, Australia. There’s some great photography. Here are a few samples. There are lots more pictures at the link. Nice work by the photographers. Peter
An impressive storm
Those of you who’ve traveled in desert regions of the world will be used to sandstorms, those walls of wind-driven sand that can totally shut down a region for days. It seems Australia has its own version of them, which isn’t surprising, considering that much of the interior of that continent is desert. The video… Continue reading An impressive storm
Things to do in the cold
Following record cold and snowfalls all over the Northern Hemisphere, it seems people are learning to live with the conditions. In England, you can always build a quarter-ton snowball on Hampstead Heath, London, push it to the top of a hill, and set it off. And, if you’re in Newfoundland, Canada, you can go to… Continue reading Things to do in the cold
You think you’ve got snow problems?
Some of my readers in the northern USA have complained wearily about the amount of snowfall this year. I suspect they’re not as badly off as those living in Quebec, Canada, as these photographs demonstrate! Here are a couple of examples. There are lots more at the link. Go look, and shiver! Alaska seems to… Continue reading You think you’ve got snow problems?