Comments on: Hurricane double whammy

By: Yitz

Yitz — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 01:48:01 +0000

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By: links for 2010-09-02 | hellocanuhearme?

links for 2010-09-02 | hellocanuhearme? — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:35:03 +0000

[...] Hurricane double whammy | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine anyone taking odds this will land on haiti too? [...]

By: blank

blank — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:09:29 +0000

WAVES!!!!!SURFING!!!!

By: To Study Storms, NASA Flies a Plane Into Hurricane Earl | 80beats | FEEDER

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:02:11 +0000

[...] Another wider (some 600 miles across) but weaker storm, Danielle, is further north over the Atlantic. Yesterday, Danielle was losing gusto, starting to degrade from hurricane to extra-tropical storm status. DISCOVER blogger Phil Plait describes (and depicts in full satellite image glory) both Earl and Danielle in a Bad Astronomy post. [...]

By: PEIKev

PEIKev — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:31:57 +0000

Not Earl/Fiona, you can see Cape Breton way up in the upper left corner, and Earl isn’t anywhere near that far north yet

By: Metallisteve

Metallisteve — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:40:17 +0000

This is Hurricane Earl followed by TS Fiona…not Danielle and Earl as reported. At the time this was taken, Danielle was fading in the north Atlantic, well out of frame.

By: Photo of the Day: Hurricane Danielle and her Cat 4 sibling Earl,… | Thavage Amusement - Your daily dose of humor, jokes and mirth

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:02:32 +0000

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By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:49:46 +0000

encategory5ennate?

Tsk, tsk….encategory5ate, or category5ennate, please!

By: Angela

Angela — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:07:01 +0000

Oh great. It’s not like we don’t have enough problems in my state without adding a hurricane. I’m in the mountains, though, so we should be fine here. However, several storms have traversed the state to affect the mountains and foothills. Hurricane Hugo struck in 1989, and was still a category 1 hurricane when it hit Charlotte, NC, more than 200 miles from the coast; my home was another 100 miles away and trees toppled everywhere. I was a happy 8-year old when school was canceled for more than a week due to lack of electricity. In 2004, two storms less than 10 days apart lashed the western part of NC with torrential rains and led to widespread flooding. I was a happy graduate student when classes were canceled due to flooding, but an irritated graduate assistant when I pretty much swam to campus for work only to be told to go home as soon as I squished my way in the front door. Now that I’m a responsible home owner and academic advisor/ instructor, I will not be happy if Hurricane Earl hits our area again.

Pretty pics, though. Rather misleadingly pretty, like a cute little kitten right before he goes for your eyes. (I wish it was Caturday already!)

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:02:54 +0000

I am pretty sure the band is Sunlight. This is almost certainly multiple pictures stitched together, not a single image, and since the earth is curved and the satellite is following a curved path the “Spot” that would be the reflection for a single image turns into a streak when you stitch them altogether.