Tag Archives: climate

weather control

Here is some new research on chaos theory and the so-called “butterfly attractor“. The idea is that by making small-scale interactions with the atmosphere, for example by speeding up or slowing down wind turbines, it might be possible to influence the development of extreme events. This is all theoretical and simulation-based at this point, but if it is true it would certainly be easier, more reversible and less risky than schemes such as releasing massive amounts of aerosols into the atmosphere.

hottest May recorded in U.S. was during the Dust Bowl, until last month

May 2018 broke a heat record last set during the 1930s Dust Bowl. I’m trying to think of some clever Grapes of Wrath reference to illustrate how clever and well-read I am. Nothing is coming. Well, let’s just point out that last time it was this hot, a segment of the U.S. population was living in poverty as a result.

cool live weather sites

This week I discovered several websites that show you cool snapshots of current weather. My colleagues are laughing at me because apparently I am the last to know. I think this is one example of how a complex visualization can sometimes be much better than a simpler one. Compared to the typical “synoptic” maps of warm and cold fronts, which are confusing to most people, this is something I think even an elementary school student could begin to grasp.

https://earth.nullschool.net/

 https://www.windytv.com/?pressure,38.836,-77.338,4

 https://www.ventusky.com/?p=30.2;-78.2;4&l=pressure

Weather Forecast MapsPrecipitation 3 hours, 2016/10/14 11:00 PM (UTC−04:00), © VentuSky.com