Video: NHC breaks down the Forecast Cone and how to use it
The National Hurricane Center made a great – quick – video discussing what the Forecast Cone is made for, how to use it, and where it isn’t very useful at all. Take a look!
How to spot the Comet NEOWISE (plus some background info on the comet itself)
Get ready for a once-in-an-every-6,000ish-years event. A lot of people have been snapping great pictures of the comet during the past few days. Комета NeoWise в небе моего города. В следующий раз вы можете её увидеть через 5000 лет …. pic.twitter.com/kWOEir4k7D — Petrov Dmitry (@dmivip08) July 17, 2020 Neowise Sunday evening over the Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy pic.twitter.com/Tbt9I3OP6n — Thierry Legault (@ThierryLegault)… Read more →
Video: Storm chaser Mike Olbinski shares a TON of amazing storm footage
Vorticity 3 (4K) from Mike Olbinski on Vimeo. The video really needs zero introduction. However, some background. Mike is a fantastic photographer and videographer. Sure, he is a great storm chaser, too. But man, oh man! Can he shoot some great video… Personally, I first learned about Mike when he got famous for this video: A supercell near Booker, Texas… Read more →
6/10/20 COVID Update: Adding context to the numbers
So, now that the number of new cases every day is fluctuating between 200 and 500, you may be left wondering, what does all this mean now and why should I care? And that’s okay! This isn’t always intuitive stuff. Statistics can be deceiving and sometimes the face-value of the numbers doesn’t line up with the actual reality that they… Read more →
5/28/20 COVID-19 Update: New numbers & new research
As always, I’d like to take this time to remind everyone that I’m not a doctor. I’m more of a science and mathematics guy. These updates are meant as a way to turn the math and science of the COVID-19 outbreak into digestible English. New Numbers World Health Organization Worldwide Cases 5,488,825 Worldwide Deaths 349,095 CDC Total U.S. Cases 1,678,843… Read more →
