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Would I Lie To You?
They compared reports from a resort with reports from government weather stations — and using statistical methods, they found that their casual impressions were not mistaken: Ski resorts significantly overstated the amount of new snowfall they receive on the weekends. Just how bad are these … exaggerations? On average, the resorts report 23 percent more snow than is actually there — which means...
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WatchWatch
good: A Gorgeous Time-Lapse of Lighting Storms Over Africa From Space The world is beautiful, especially from a view like this.  theatlanticvideo: This time-lapse shot from the International Space Station reveals the Milky Way as storms illuminate Africa below. The video is courtesy of the Crew Earth Observations group at NASA Johnson Space Center.
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Daylit astronomy →
bobulate: I have been inseparable from The Cloudspotter’s Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds after receiving it as a gift a few days ago. In it, I’ve just learned of “cloud streets:” Low clouds can line up parallel to the wind to form Cumulus radiatus. Also known as ‘cloud streets’, they’re the Roman roads of the cloud road. See also: So irregular is their movement that when...
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