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Had Enough Hurricane? Not ‘Til You’ve Seen It From Space
- Posted on August 30, 2011 at 2:46pm by
Liz Klimas
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During a 10-day period, Hurricane Irene developed as a wave in the Atlantic, traveled up the Eastern seaboard and fizzled out over Maine. Even if you don’t live on the East Coast, you probably experienced the hurricane from Category 3 to Category 1 via national news coverage. But have you seen it from space?
Watch Hurricane Irene in action from her birth to death — from high above it all:
According to Wired, the hurricane was filmed from space using a geostationary weather satellite called GOES-13. The satellite, which was began recording weather in 2010, travels 22,300 miles above the Earth and sends images every 30 minutes.
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The1stRichard
Posted on August 31, 2011 at 10:38pmYou should see Irene going over the Holyoke dam, practically in my back yard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Be5pSbvHNg
that old factory on the right is not a toy, it is real. I have been seeing Irene like this every day on my way to work.
Report Post »5headspro.com
Posted on August 31, 2011 at 9:33pmGuys, the space program is not dead for cryingoutloud. Get off of it. The govt still has funds going there, and there are a number of private companies investing in NASA. Good grief.
that is all…
Report Post »M100Spiral
Posted on August 31, 2011 at 7:36pmSince Obama terminated the Space Program in order to cut the government’s financial costs, we will not be a part of the new technological advancements in the satellite industry. If one of our satellites should start malfunctioning or get damaged by some passing space debris, the U.S. will have to invest $52 million towards repairs by paying for a shuttle ride to space, and this money will go to the Russians. That might seem okay for some people, but what guarantees that we will be close with the Russians in five or so years. And, if we are, we might still have to wait two or three months before we can get our shuttle ride. Meanwhile, the U.S. will have a satellite problem. Now satellites do far more than we realize. They replaced specific reconnaissance aircraft, for example, the SR-71. And, the U-2, another reconnaissance aircraft, is in an extended process of being retired. These satellites are militarily involved and an important asset in planning military strategies.
SR-71: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/The-Object-at-Hand-Stealth-Machine.html
U-2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_U-2
P.S. When the ice melts and remains melted around the North Pole, the Russians, Belgians, and the U.S.—the proprietors of this region—plan on drilling for fossil fuel! When we start squabbling over territorial borders on the ocean floor, who can guarantee we WILL NOT end up in a war with the Russia?
An Air Force Cold War Veteran
Report Post »M100Spiral
Posted on August 31, 2011 at 8:44pmFORGIVE ME!
I did not realize that I still had a copy of this article. This article implies fossil fuel drilling will be a serious issue in the very near future!!! The four major proprietors are Russia, Norway (not Belgian), Canada, and the U.S. Russia and Canada have already beefed up their military forces!!!
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Barrow-Alaska-Ground-Zero-for-Climate-Change.html?utm_source=relatedarticles&utm_medium=internallink&utm_campaign=SmithMag&utm_content=Barrow
So you see, Russia and the U.S. may not be friendly to each other in five or so years.
Report Post »Cold War Vet
Posted on August 31, 2011 at 12:12amWe’d better enjoy the space views of our planet while we can. Evidently, under Obama, the United States is going to no longer be allowed to go into space. Destroying our long-held American exceptionalism over a personal, childish grudge Obama harbors against our nation is now NASAs fate.
Report Post »M100Spiral
Posted on August 31, 2011 at 7:29pmSince Obama terminated the Space Program in order to cut the government’s financial costs, we will not be a part of the new technological advancements in the satellite industry. If one of our satellites should start malfunctioning or get damaged by some passing space debris, the U.S. will have to invest $52 million towards repairs by paying for a shuttle ride to space, and this money will go to the Russians. That might seem okay for some people, but what guarantees that we will be close with the Russians in five or so years. And, if we are, we might still have to wait two or three months before we can get our shuttle ride. Meanwhile, the U.S. will have a satellite problem. Now satellites do far more than we realize. They replaced specific reconnaissance aircraft, for example, the SR-71. And, the U-2, another reconnaissance aircraft, is in an extended process of being retired. These satellites are militarily involved and an important asset in planning military strategies.
SR-71: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/The-Object-at-Hand-Stealth-Machine.html
U-2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_U-2
P.S. When the ice melts and remains melted around the North Pole, the Russians, Belgians, and the U.S.—the proprietors of this region—plan on drilling for fossil fuel! When we start squabbling over territorial borders on the ocean floor, who can guarantee we WILL NOT end up in a war with the Russia?
An Air Force Cold War Veteran
Report Post »Bonnieblue2A
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 5:22pmY’all realize that with Obama abandoning the US space project (NASA) all our satellites like the one giving this view are open to Russia/China as are future ones. Thank’s Obama for “abandoning the future”.
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 5:18pmAnother storm brewing in the Atlantic…Get ready for uncle Al to start fund-raising.
Report Post »gmoneytx
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:45pmWOW, that was the coolest thing I have ever seen, just kidding!
Report Post »Libby Tarian
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:15pmI miss all the rain that we usually get here in Texas during Hurricane season.
Report Post »Lots of dead trees here.
TexasHunter
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:47pmI know. I never wished for a Hurricane before, but I do know just for the rain and no people hurt.
Report Post »TexasHunter
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:57pmNow… Tired :)
Report Post »Cat
Posted on August 31, 2011 at 5:27pmYou may get your wish, flash flooding and all that goes with it.
Report Post »There’s a disturbance sitting off the west coast of Cuba.
Didn’t this same scenario happen about 12-13 years ago?
Recalling a cattle rancher friend in Plano who was having a tough time of it back then, suddenly, too much water.
jcizarter
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:09pmI got my cable cut off in 2008 after B. O. stinks, got elected.
Report Post »I could not watch this clown pose as the President.
ChiefGeorge
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 3:30pmNope I am ready for the next one because I live in Socal!
Report Post »becker88
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:03pmThat is pretty interesting. I heard there is another one that may make it to the US.
http://politicalbowl.com – Political Videos
Report Post »W@nd@
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 3:23pmthe number 10 is for Judgement
Report Post »directed toward governments…
God’s numbers do not lie and
tells the Truth in the purest form!
Mathmatically
Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 3:18pmOk, East Coasters, you’ve had an earthquake and a hurricane. Act like you’ve been there before, now. We, in the rest of the country are tired of hearing about them :-)
Report Post »OUTRIDER WRITER
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 3:43pmWas bored to tears turning to Fox and seeing nothing but loop after loop of hurricane news. Same with Hannity on his radio show.
Report Post »Tusker
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 3:46pmWe all along the Gulf Coast are tired of them too!
Report Post »brotherjohn
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 3:50pmFair enough. The next time Loma Prieta pops, keep it to yourself.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:09pmI am between the New Madrid fault-350 miles away, and the fault that caused the earthquake in 1980, in Sharpsburg, KY. We have had a few around Cincinnati, but we didn’t talk about them for days on end. We have tornadoes, but don’t talk about them for days either.
Report Post »Mil-Dot
Posted on August 31, 2011 at 5:36pmI have gotten to the point that at the top of the hour I turn the radio off so that I don’t have to listen to the so called “national” news anymore. Why? It is all the MSM trying to justify their 25/7 hurricane coverage. I do the same when watchng TV. I simply tune them out. They can eat me and their hurricane crap.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 3:17pmYou can ask Elisabeth9911 or her sister at Grabapenny.crap.
Report Post »djhrr
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 3:02pmThe FIRST one to put a political spin on this is an IDIOT. Just sayin’
Report Post »Protect us and build roads
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 3:20pmLooks like it stopped spinning around O‘Reilly’s studio where “the spin stops here”. ;)
Report Post »lel2007
Posted on August 31, 2011 at 7:56amWell obama used it to demonstrate his leadership. Algore is using it to bolster his GW pitch. I read several Governors were “tested” by the oncoming threat. If you‘re unharmed by Irene it’s surely a result of some official’s wise action. There is no aspect of life and nature that is not used for political purpose.
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 2:56pmThat doesn’t look so bad… it’s only two inches in diameter and lasts 18 seconds.
Report Post »Banana Republic Capitalist
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 3:03pm“That’s what SHE said.” :-)
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 3:09pm“Not that there’s anything wrong with that…”
Report Post »skiziks20453
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 3:10pmlolo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! good one bannana
Report Post »brotherjohn
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 3:51pmYou walked right into it.
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 2:47pmSweet!
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