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  Tsunami System Update

  01.13.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Tsunami System Update

  As I wrote about a couple of months ago, NOAA has created an automated tsunami warning system. Last night about 8:45 PST, I got a series of emails about a tsunami warning that went into effect because of a magnitude 8.2 earthquake east of the Kiril Islands east of Russia and north of Japan. Here’s […]

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  What a storm! (Updated)

  12.27.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on What a storm! (Updated)

  We’ve had escalating wind and waves all night long, the plots from NOAA buoy 46012 are displayed below. Wind gusts to 50mph and wave heights now at 29.2 feet with a 13 second dominant wave period. Suffice to say, it’s a little noisy here on the coast today. And, knock on wood, we’ve still got […]

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  Giant Squid Photographed and Captured

  12.22.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on Giant Squid Photographed and Captured

  Japanese researchers managed this feat in the waters 1,000km south of Tokyo near the Ogasawara Islands. The squid was 24 feet long, small by giant squid standards, and unfortunately died during its capture. The footage taken is believed to be the first ever of the giant squid species while alive. 17 days until OSU plays […]

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  It’s a Pea Souper

  12.14.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on It’s a Pea Souper

  AKA, another term for a very foggy day. Since I wrote the entry about how nice it’s been, the weather has been terrible (apparently I do have some massive unknown power to affect weather by tempting fate, but I digress.) Here are a couple of images, before tempting fate: As you can see lovelier than […]

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  Sure enough, some weather is moving in…

  12.08.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on Sure enough, some weather is moving in…

  Air pressure: Wind speed: Wind gust: Wave height: I knew I shouldn’t have written and posted that entry…..it simply tempts fate. Oh well, it is December and somehow I doubt I’m really powerful enough to cause bad weather, so I’m grateful we had the good weather we did get. Data courtesy of NOAA Buoy 46012. […]

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