This photo and the other in my series were both take from the same spot ... just different directions and just a representative scene mirroring so many others here in the midwest. These were taken yesterday morning right after the thunderstorm front had gone through but the winds continued to increase in intensity as the barometer dropped ... to a record low in some midwest spots. The big Blow was the equivlant of a Cat 2 or Cat 3 hurricane and indeed a very unusual storm in the upper midwest for this time of the year.
I posted a video of continuous hits at youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckrpWF-dXwU
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It's all my wife's fault!
You KNOW I would never flipflop like that.
(this is just between us, OK?)
2 CO O2 = 2 CO2
Catalytic converters create CO2, using up O2 in the process and more O2 as a bonus.
CO is not a greenhouse gas that I am aware of.
Zero CO2 emission vehicles at relatively low cost and in a short period of time.
Sounds a good plan :) It's a pretty good time to be doing an undergrad or postgrad degree -- the huge cuts in science funding have made postdoc life obscenely competative -- but hopefully the upswing will come fairly soon (couple of years) -- then there'll be loads of new jobs/phd places for people (as the squeeze on postdocs now means there'll be few people around of my generation competing for that money).
The net result for me is that I have to publish, publish, publish... which I guess means I should really be working at the moment, rather than bouncing ideas around here. Such is life!
Good luck with the exam :D
I did not know that.....
never thought about it, frankly.
What are catalytic converters for. then?
Science is not where budgets should be cut. My 2 cents.
See what the Weather brings, with the sunrise...
Stay safe, all.
Thank you very much! You aren't around here often, you should more, very good to debate with, learned a lot :)
I'm with you on that :) Problem is that it is an easy/quiet cut... if you cut military spending, the conservative politicians will kick up a fuss, and everyone will panic that it means you'll get invaded or there'll be huge job losses. If you cut benefits, then people will complain about children being put into poverty. If you put taxes up, people complain...
If you cut science budgets, people don't really notice (apart from the scientists). Particularly for the kind of work I do (astronomy) -- there are no direct, immediate, obvious benefits to the general public, so they don't really care if, for example, the UK is no longer able to use the Gemini telescopes.
The media, and much of the general public, really struggle to think much into the future -- I've actually had people tell me "Well, yes, ok, science gave us all the cool/useful things I enjoy today. But what will it give me tomorrow? You can't say, 'cos it hasn't been invented yet? Well, we clearly don't need it then! I'd rather have lower taxes, than have some ivory-tower scientist looking into something irrelevent, thankyou!". Or at least, words to that effect...
basically, today we will be saying and then there was two.
do you work for nasa? or a private firm?
They reduce NOx and CO. "Smog" basically.
I, personally thank those that got them mandated.
Introduced only in 1975.
I've lurked for a long time, but never really joined in 'till lately :) It's good fun to have a nice debate -- I've learned so much about climate and weather from this blog, it's nice to be able to chip in when things (occasionally) drift to my kind of work :) Has been a fun afternoon discussing things with you all, while I wait for my new boss to finish building my new work computer... :D
Am working at the University of New South Wales, in Australia, at the moment -- moved out here just over a month ago from the UK. Academic all the way -- so my post is government, rather than private, funded... but you don't get much in the way of private funding for Solar system dynamics and planet search work :)
Orca, your post are always valued, for weather inisight as well as humor.
Were is K'Man? I'm on the coast of FPH, his insight is ALWAYS valued.
JFlorida, DestinJeff may or MAY not have other login nics here, - I am NOT one of them.
On the GW debate - the human species is arrogant enough to think they are are a real player on the earths natural cycles, - and also greedy enough to make money off of being able to SCREEM about it in the media. God Bless Al Gore's Truth about making money.
Just another lurkers drive by post.
Halloween is my birthday.
Trick or Treat.
omg jajajajaja
Alright, that sounds so sweet. I remember growing up I knew I either wanted to do Astronomy or Meteorology. Meteorology is just much more faster paced. I hope you find the next earth! make sure you tell the blog first though ;)
+100
Drive by anytime. A good night to you.
CO or Carbon Monoxide is a very toxic gas, those are made so the air quality is much better.
Hey TB, what it is?
Passing well!! How are you this early morning??
Horsemen of the Apocalpse
If I hadn't seen the Sky at Night when I was 5 (blame Patrick Moore for me being into Astronomy), I'd've likely tried to get into either Meteorology or Earthquakes/Volcanoes. Fortunately, I found my calling early enough that I could work my way to the job I've got now. It's awesome being able to do your hobby as a job :) Certainly made all the tedious physics I had to learn worthwhile ;)
The beauty of all the exoplanet/habitability stuff is that I can start to dabble and learn about things like tectonics and weather, and justify it as work related, it's perfect :)
Finding an exoEarth will be awesome, though I suspect Keplar has already found some, and are just waiting for more data to confirm/announce them. That's a hunch based on no information whatsoever, aside from knowing, vaguely, what spec Keplar has, and guessing how many exoEarths it could find :D
I concur. Haven't spoken with you in a good bit. Glad to re-up. Some wild weather. Hope you and your's were spared.
I actually mis-spoke and corrected. An internal combustion engine emits zero CO2 without a catalytic converter.
I agree 100%.
Love it!
Keplar is the one that measures the brightness of stars looking for planets that transit them right?
Right now I will accept any weather that includes RAIN!!
You're right, it is worse for population centers, imo, but the planet comes first. Not an extremely small percentage of the earth's surface area.
Pretty much -- here's the Kepler home page. Dunno why I keep mispelling it :)
Anyways, if there are exoEarths out there, then Kepler should find loads (and likely already has detected some!). I don't think it'll find any close enough to study in any depth, but it'd still be awesome to have it confirmed that they're out there!
Its a poisonous gas, carbon monoxide kills a lot of people now, even with them. anytime you drive down the road youd need to wear a gas mask...
thats insane I was watching the show The Universe, I cant believe how sensitive it is. Im sure your telescope can take it ;) Ive been out at sea at night with a full moon. It was almost as bright as day. It is still the most beautiful sight ive ever seen.
Seconded! Pretty dry here as well. No fire warning yet, but it's not far away.
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