Posts tagged winter
X Games and Winter Sports You Won’t Believe
I’m pretty sure I’ve tried shovel racing (#6)… but it wasn’t snowing at the time. Ah, those drunken student days…
Is your telescope getting chilly? You’d better follow the advice of BBC astronomer/presenter Mark Thompson!
Don’t Freeze Your Telescope Off! “The advice of looking after your extremities is absolutely true and especially for astronomy. Standing around in a cold field doing little or no exercise means you must conserve as much heat as possible and the extremities is where your body loses it, fast.”
Mild Winter = Hot Summer? Not Exactly
For those who dread a scorching summer after the balmy winter, take heart. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasts say it may be above normal, but not an oven.
NOAA notes above normal temperatures may sizzle the southern U.S. and eastern seaboard. But from Mid-Missouri to the Pacific Northwest, temperatures may be normal or even a bit cooler than normal.
“There’s a tilt in the odds toward a warmer summer for the southern two-thirds of the country, but it’s not a guarantee,” Mike Halpert, deputy director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center told OurAmazingPlanet. “We don’t give guarantees in the climate business.”
