Alaska Automated Its Weather Stations and Created a Snow Data Disaster
Twice a day at National Weather Service Offices nationwide, personnel release weather balloons to measure atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity and wind speed. In Nome, Alaska, Bob TenEyck or his partner would do that at 3 a.m., a few hours after measuring the snow depth and snowfall. For 112 years, these snow measurements in Nome were…
This Egg Is Actually One of the Most Powerful Drones You Can Buy for Less Than $1,200
You don’t have the chance to review an egg-shaped drone every day. The PowerVision PowerEgg X is exactly that: a powerful quadcopter that resembles an ostrich egg when folded. Although at first, I suffered the natural consequences associated with roughly underdeveloped software, things have changed quite a bit. With each new firmware update, the PowerEgg X…
Updates from Ghostbusters: Afterlife, The Walking Dead: The World Beyond, and More
Saint Maud is the latest film affected by the novel coronavirus. Michael Giacchino says Brad Bird’s musical idea is still in the works. Picard and Soji spar in a new clip from Star Trek: Picard’s finale. Plus, a new look at Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway, and another teaser for Quibi’s take on Most Dangerous Game.…
Coronavirus Has Slashed Global Air Pollution. This Interactive Map Shows How.
The covid-19 pandemic has changed the world, grinding to a halt increasingly large geographic areas and portions of the economy in an effort to slow the virus’ spread. The impacts have been profound on the ground, but government-mandated lockdowns have also remade the atmosphere. Satellite data from China, the first epicenter of the outbreak, and…
