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22 May 2010
Storm- By Tim Minchin
Tim Minchin is going to be at TAM (The Amazing Meeting) in London in the autumn and Stephen Fry himself is on the bill. Would dearly love to go to that but 400 quid a ticket plus transatlantic airfare is more than an ouch. In the been there done that category… Warning for very strong language and not suitable for under 13, but well worth watching…
3 May 2010
Is The Ash Coming Back?? Maybe
Ireland is closing it’s airspace at 7am Tuesday morning because of ash. The ash is below 20,000 feet so it may not be too disruptive to transatlantic air traffic. The ash is expected to drift over the UK later Tuesday and this may impact Heathrow and Gatwick. If that happens, you will see major disruptions. Below is the latest forecast from the UK Met office: The eruption shows no sign …
29 April 2010
Oil Spill Is Worse and Here Comes The Wind..
Late word on Wednesday night that the oil slick in the Gulf is being fed by a leak that is 5 times bigger than first estimated. At 5,000 feet deep it is going to be very difficult to stop it. The normal current flow in the Gulf this time of year will likely push the oil toward the northeast. The winds have been very light over the area for the …
20 April 2010
The Ash Is Thinning!
Great news for air travelers this evening. The eruption in Iceland is now putting out much less ash and the cloud is much lower. The low level ash is not headed toward the UK as the image above shows. The snow-cap that covered the volcano has melted away. This has reduced the steam/ash combination that was climbing to over 3,000 meters. Even more good news tonight. The upper level and …
18 April 2010
Iceland Volcano Quieting Down??
The weather radar at the Keflivik Airport is not seeing a plume from the ash cloud this evening. The last report from the UK Met. Office is a plume height of 16,000 feet. This is much lower than over much of the last 72 hours. There is also good news on the flight restrictions. The lower levels are looking much better. It looks possible that flights could operate from Paris …
11 March 2010
A Picture Worth a Thousand Words
Micahel Tobis, over at Only In It For The Gold, is always a worthy read. Today, he had the image below in a post: For a much more detailed answer, the go to person is Michael Pollan. Here are two article Dr. Pollan wrote for the NY Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/opinion/10pollan.html The second one is best but much longer. It will make your jaw drop. Open Letter to President Elect Obama
27 February 2010
Massive Quake in Chile Shakes Seismographs Around The World
An 8.8 Magnitude quake has hit Chile. It was recorded at a depth of only 35km. This is very shallow and likely means that  catastrophic damage is possible. Large aftershocks are already being recorded. The quake hit when most people were in bed asleep. The USGS says this quake occurred 230 km north of the location of the 9.5 quake of May 1960. That quake holds the record for the …
24 February 2010
Amazing Ignorance- You have to see Phil Plaits Post
One of the very best science blogs online is written by astronomer and author Phil Plait. He has been covering the story of the magic wands the Iraqi government has been buying to detect bombs. These things work as well as those copper bracelets you see advertised on late night TV. You know, the ones that are supposed to make you feel great and work better. They even have sports …
21 February 2010
The State of Science in America
I usually don’t link to magazines, but this cartoon by Tom Tomorrow in Salon is pretty much how most scientists see things now. You can’t blame them either. Thanks to Joe Romm at Climate Progress or the heads up on this.
3 January 2010
Stunner of a Sunset in Christchurch Sunday Night
and here it is: Ann and I are off to pick up our Antarctic Clothes this afternoon! US military Plane South early tomorrow.
Dan Satterfield has worked as an on air meteorologist for 32 years in Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Forecasting weather is Dan's job, but all of Earth Science is his passion. This journal is where Dan writes about things he has too little time for on air. Dan blogs about peer-reviewed Earth science for Junior High level audiences and up.