Today is Earth Day, and as is my tradition on Earth Day, I'll present my nominations for best wunderphotos uploaded to our web site over the past year. This year's photos are truly remarkable, and I want to thank everyone who uploaded weather photos for their contributions to what has become one of the world's best weather photo galleries. Enjoy Earth Day!
Update on portlight.org charity errorts
The portlight.org disaster relief charity is sponsoring a Portlight Relief Event Series of fund raising events in cities across the U.S. this Spring. The next event is the Destin Dog Walk, which will take place Sunday, April 26th at Harbor Walk Village in Destin, Florida. Portlight Strategies board chair, Paul Timmons (wunderground handle, presslord) will be in attendance and will have the live webcam running, so please join in. Wunderbloggers code1, sugarsand, and FWBLinda have done an excellent job of putting this event together. It should be a beautiful day and a fun-filled event.
Portlight is also continuing to look for generous people to sponsor walkers for this event. If you would like to contribute, please use the Paypal button or send checks to the address in the Portlight Disaster Relief blog. Make sure to note "For Destin Dog Walk." Twenty-five percent of the proceeds from this event will provide disaster relief for pets. The remaining proceeds will support Portlight's disaster relief efforts for rural communities and people with disabilities.
Many thanks to all of you who have supported Portlight's efforts in one way or another! With yet another hurricane season approaching, they continue to need your help. The Portlight Relief Event Series is a critical part of preparing a more efficient and effective relief effort. If you would like to help coordinate a walk or other fundraising event in your area, please contact Paul Timmons, paul@portlight.org
Jeff Masters
Water Spout over Lake Pontchartrain, Slidell, LA from home in Clipper Estates
Rainbow over the Moon (
cleo85)
Here in the tropics the moon setting and the sun rising in opposite directions is often visible. But a Rainbow at the same time right over the moon thats spectacular even for the tropics. Captured at PaaMul, Quintana Roo, Mexico, Yucatan Penionsula.
This series of photos taken from 2,000' AGL while flying over northern Pennsylvania just after sunrise.
Got this picture on the way to work this morning.I have never seen something like this before.This storm produced a few tornado warnings in our area.
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Galveston mayor visits Cuba to talk hurricanes
By HARVEY RICE HOUSTON CHRONICLE
April 21, 2009, 9:58PM
GALVESTON — In 1900, Cuban meteorologists tried to warn Galveston about a catastrophic storm heading straight for the island. That outreach from the Cubans helped form a special bond between the American city and the island nation.
Pat Sullivan AP
Galveston Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas talks about the problems in her island city during a Texas legislative hearing in League City.
It’s a bond the mayor of Galveston seeks to build on in a visit to Cuba Wednesday that experts say may contribute to a thaw in U.S.-Cuban relations begun last week and allow both countries to share their experience in dealing with hurricanes.
The four-day trip to Havana by Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas to exchange information with Cuban officials about hurricane preparedness was planned late last year, but it may take on added significance after signs last week that Cuba and the U.S. seek improved relations.
“I think it will be noted,” said Vicki Huddleston, a Brookings Institute expert on Latin America.
Wayne Smith, a Cuban expert whose Center for International Policy organized and financed the mayor’s trip, said it would emphasize the conciliatory gestures by President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro.
“I would hope to see not simply that we talk and benefit from one another’s experience, but we perhaps even have some system in place where we can contact one another and get advice and help,” Smith said.
I have a copy of Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson on the Hurricane Shelf. It is on the shelf that serves for both 'hide from the wind' or 'run from the water'. (Most of those shelves are 'hide from the wind'/post storm stuff. Have a separate 'run from the water' kit.)
In any case, if I have no need for the shelf this year, I doubt the book will wait til next season ; )
303. charlottefl Where are you located?
Need to do a rain dance for the southeast folks. Maybe in a pink tutu?
live update by emergency management Horry County SC (fires)
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