Ringing in 2011

Watch live streaming video from 2011 at livestream.com A view of the ringing in of 2011 from Times Square in New York City provided via Livestream. Also, you can listen to an audio stream of public safety communications for a behind the scenes feel of what is happening at the celebration. ...

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Cryosphere: Northern Hemisphere Snow and Ice Chart

A nice graphical representation of the expansion of the Cryosphere of late...Global Warming, indeed!!! Source: National Ice Center ...

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Music Monday: Deutsche Welle Classical Masterpieces Schumann's Symphony No 3, the "Rhenish"

Robert Schumann’s Symphony Nr.3 is one of the most famous orchestral works between those of Beethoven and Brahms. The "Rhenish" contains no trace of the sickness and depression of his final years. Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856) fought a life-long battle against depression. Between two periods of crisis – isolation in Dresden and the years of his final illness – Schumann and his wife, Clara, enjoyed some happy years in Düsseldorf. It is thanks to...

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The Christmas 2010 Snow Storm

The Epic Christmas Day Snowstorm of 2010 brought the area from 6 to 16 inches of snow. Being in a valley, I only received 8.75 inches...but am well-satisfied with what I got. Here is a sampling of some photos I took... I pretty much stay at home when these storms hit, so I have to live vicariously through the experiences of others...and here are the first batch of such experiences as uploaded to You Tube of the snow in the Franklin,...

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Christmas Winter Storm Headed for WNC Region Multiple Updates Included

**12.26** Here is Version 5.0 of the NWS Storm Total Snow Depth.  This puts me firmly in the 12" range!!! **9.59am** New Snow Forecast Map from the National Weather Service!  **5.23am** This Storm is now in the dangerous category.  The following discussion mentions a ratio of 12:1 for the snow based on QPFs of 0.5 to 0.75 liquid equiv. I think that 20:1 or greater is m ore likely for a large part of the region that...

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Will WNC See a White Christmas in 2010?

**7.12am** I'm cranking the Snow Siren. Make sure that you have adequate supplies and a reliable source of heat. I'm feeling more confident that we could be witnessing an historic snow event in the Carolinas...certainly in the central region, maybe in the mountains as well. Please check the weather forecast every so often over the next few days via your favorite broadcaster or the National Weather Service. The above graphic comes from an article...

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