Natural Science Forum / Earth Science / Meteorology / June 2006

I was intrigued to read observations a few months ago in The
Independent (25 February 2006) by Robert Fisk regarding the increasing
prevalence and severity of high altitude turbulence he and others have
experienced during airline flights.[1]

Weathermen read astrology to predict rain  
By B V Mahalakshmi
The Financial Express
Indian Express Newspapers

I have placed a rock in the front of my home so that the summer solstice sun
sets directly on it.  I have tried for the last two years to place a another
rock where the winter solstice sun would set.  However it has been so
overcast and cloudy these last two years that i was ...

Rain forecasting by Panchangs more accurate than by IMD
Watch for these almanacs for the New Year 2062 Vikram era
By Arabinda Ghose
The Organiser

Global warming stoked '05 hurricanes, study says
Posted 6/22/2006 10:41 PM ET
By Dan Vergano, USA TODAY
Global warming helped fuel 2005's destructive hurricane season,

Study Says Earth's Temp at 400-Year High
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Jun 22, 11:10 AM (ET)
By JOHN HEILPRIN

"Sancho, would you get me some wax. It's in the barnyard."
"Is that a surfboard, Quixote?"
"It's a Rhino. And so rad, aye, Dude?"
"Totally ripped, and here is your wax, Sir Bajawaller. I smell spin

I'm working on a simulation and would like to extract weather data from
grib files.
I'm not very familiar with grib files, but have manged to successfully
compile wgrib.c, and grib2ctl.c However, I'm still in the dark about

June 19, 2006
Torrential rain brings deluge to Houston
10.5 inches by mid-morning; 500 high-water rescues reported
MSNBC staff and news service reports

How many gallons of water are removed from the hotels in
Florida each day -- on average -- as a result of air
conditioning?

Wake up and smell the climate change
Our planet's climate is changing and some fear disaster.
But we are still in control of our fate, at least for now
By Robin Mckie

I need a map of tornadoes which have hit the US. Once where it show
the map with dots on it. I also need it to cover more than 5 years of
data.
Does this exist? If so, where?

We had this discussion in a class last night.  There is
no atmosphere to scatter light on the moon, so if you're in a
shadow, how pitch black is it?  Will the light reflected/
scattered from the surface (albedo of the moon is 0.07, if

Death, destruction and danger, that's what children think about
hurricanes. Parents are mirrors to their children. So be calm,
collected, and make accurate decisions is the most important thing for
the kids. For younger children, Dr. Walker suggests comforting them

Excessive heat out there in india. I just can't go out. Even in room, i
feel sick during power cut.
I dream to be in country with ice everywhere, wearing good jacket.
I think that western countries are doing well because of good weather.