Dark Storm Movie Premiere

Weather movies are making a come back - can you say BALDWIN! Hehehe...premiering this Saturday, Dark Storm takes us to an all new low for weather sci-fi movies.

On a secret military base a group of scientists have made a discovery unequaled since the invention of the A-bomb; code-named Eruptor, it's a device that supercharges Dark Matter and uses it to change the molecular structure of its target, thereby eradicating it. But when the Eruptor malfunctions and a leading scientist on the project is blasted with Dark Matter, he receives incredible abilities that allow him to control the weather, as the same device now threatens the world!

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It's Bad Meteorology Friday Greenhouse Style!

There's a common misconception that Greenhouse gases are bad and that if we got rid of them - we'd stop global warming. Well - not true. We need greenhouse gases to survive and warm the planet, but we don't need as many as we're producing now.

Here's a common misconception:

The greenhouse effect is caused when gases in the atmosphere behave as a blanket and trap radiation which is then reradiated to the Earth.

Read Bad Greenhouse to get set straight on greenhouse gases.

It's Bad Meteorology Friday: Tear Drop Shaped Rain

Did you know that rain is not tear dropped shaped? Well - we did, but we see it represented in teardrop form so much, we forget sometimes it isn't.

The artistic representation of raindrop as presented by popular culture is that of a teardrop. Actually, real raindrops bear scant resemblance to this popular fantasy (except after they have ceased to be raindrops by splattering on a window, say). It may seem too easy a target to single out the Weather Channel for criticism for their shoddy representation when virtually everyone from advertisers to illustrators of children's books do likewise. Yet, I would like to think they could be held to a higher standard as they attempt to convey the image of purveyors of accurate information.

Via Bad Rain