a travelogue
Photos, books, links and writing related to weather
Everything tagged weather
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08/03/07
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10 of the Best Natural Phenomena
Very cool list with a number of things I was not familiar with including something called gravity waves, which are described thusly: “In a gravity wave, the upward moving region is the most favorable region for cloud development and the …continue reading »
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06/01/07
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Video: Frozen Waves in Newfoundland
I’d settle for just seeing snow on the beach as a complete novelty, but in Newfoundland things go a bit further. The quote from the poster of the video: “A strange weather phenomenon occurred in Newfoundland where the waves were …continue reading »
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06/01/07
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Water Spout on Flickr
An amazing photo of the Singapore Waterspout. “A few days ago, this giant waterspout (50 m or 164 ft. diameter and average wind speeds of up to 150 km/hr or 93 mph) was spotted in Singapore. Apparently a large waterspout …continue reading »
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06/30/08
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Blog Post from
Casa Iguana Guesthouse // Corn Islands // Nicaragua
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You Can’t Go Home Again
The wind became constant on the second day, changing from the occasional gust that would precede an hour or two of torrential rains, to a steady 20-25 knot blow as if Zephuros himself were paying a visit to the island. …
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Topics:
Goodbyes,
Islands,
Weather
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06/26/08
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Blog Post from
Casa Iguana Guesthouse // Corn Islands // Nicaragua
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Returning Again — Back on Little Corn Island
This is a first — going back to somewhere I’ve already been. Generally speaking, the world seems so huge and so full of amazing destinations that repeating one never struck me as a judicious use of my short allotment of …
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Topics:
Humor,
Strikes,
Weather