Posts Tagged stormy weather
Our Strange Sky: And in the Sky, a Crown of Clouds and Light
Posted by mistergroonk in Photography, World on August 30, 2011
Our Strange Sky: NASA’s Bird’s Eye View of Hurricane Irene
Posted by mistergroonk in Photography, Science, Space, Video on August 28, 2011
We’ve had our eyes to the skies even though our blog has been silent. Here we have @Astro_Ron‘s tweeted photo of Irene from the ISS. Below the jump, NASA video of Irene from space and a live blog of her passing.
@Astro_Ron Views Irene on August 27, 2011
Today in Star Wars Bonus: HOTHLanta Edition
Posted by mistergroonk in LOL, Video on January 10, 2011
A rare double day in Star Wars. Blame it on the outrageous amount of snow the southeast has gotten. Posting this tomorrow would be a crime against timeliness.
The following comes thanks to Dragon*Con TV.
In Brazil: Fire Tornado Caught on Film. Rare. Terrifying.
Posted by mistergroonk in Video, World on August 26, 2010
Fire tornados, also known colloquially as fire devils, happen when a fire acquires a vertical rotating column of air. Some can be more than a half a mile tall and contain winds over 100 mph.
In 1923, Great Kanto earthquake in Japan, ignited firestorm thta raged through the city and produced a gigantic fire tornado that killed 38,000 in 15 minutes in the Hifukusho-Ato region of Tokyo.
There’s a video report under the cut.
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Jazz Singer, Lena Horne (1917 – 2010)
Posted by mistergroonk in History, Music, People Who Died, Television on May 10, 2010
Memory’s a strange thing. We’ve known of Lena Horne through ‘Stormy Weather,’ TV, news, and talks with the family. It was not until we saw her sing “Bein’ Green” and the shy Grover bit on Sesame Street that it really hit us.
Lena Horne is gone.
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