Daily Archives: September 17, 2005

Ophelia epilogue

Posted on September 17, 2005 by Arthur

While the wind is still blowing (and rain still falling) outside, I decided to see what happens after a hurricane blows into the Atlantic. Discussions with Alfons end up with a consensus that these hurricanes end up as depressions in … Continue reading →

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Hurry, Ophelia VI

Posted on September 17, 2005 by Arthur

Watching the news at 6:00 PM, there was good news: according to the Dartmouth Hurricane center, Ophelia was breaking up because of the colder water. Yay, cold water rocks. Additionally, it looks like Ophelia track has changed a bit east … Continue reading →

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Alternet

Posted on September 17, 2005 by Arthur

I haven’t read or touched Alternet since last year and when returning today I must confess I’m impressed with the site’s layout that it makes me wonder what they are running on their backend. (Compare it with the 2004 site). … Continue reading →

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Hurry, Ophelia V

Posted on September 17, 2005 by Arthur

Thinking of the rainfall (the wind hasn’t picked up yet): remember those rainy scenes during the endfight in ‘The Matrix: Revolutions’? Those were shot in a studio. I also watched The Weather Channel and noticed discrepancies between what they predict … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Haiku II

Posted on September 17, 2005 by Arthur

I am at a loss The noodles are sold out. Hark! Hurricane season!

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Hurry, Ophelia IV

Posted on September 17, 2005 by Arthur

While going around the property to pick up loose stuff (shovels, brooms and that), I noticed the huge spiderweb in front of the steps in the backyard. A tiny spider, so I carefully broke the web, gently guided the spider … Continue reading →

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Hurry, Ophelia III

Posted on September 17, 2005 by Arthur

Interesting: it looks like Ophelia is going faster than I expected. However, Ophelia is only supposed to hit land at midnight UTC, which makes it 8:00 PM over here (according to track data): it’s going to be a long Sunday. … Continue reading →

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Hurry, Ophelia II

Posted on September 17, 2005 by Arthur

OK then: it looks like Ophelia actually is going to bring more problems over here than previously anticipated. That is, the media and national weather centres, being (probably) overexposed to Katrina coverage, upgraded the weather conditions for tropical storm Ophelia. … Continue reading →

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