Storms hit south-central Indiana, injuring 1

June 3, 2008
Decatur, Illinois
Photographer states :: This is the view from my front porch down Greenswitch Road.


June 4, 2008
0330z (June 3, 2008 at 10:30 PM or 2230EST)
UNISYS Water Vapor Satellite (12 hour loop here)



There is significant water vapor in the troposphere, but, little reaches the ground. When it does it floods in torrential down pours. There isn't anything 'normal' about that climate.


June 3, 2008
Kinmundy, Illinois
Photographer states :: A tornado-warned storm rolled through the Kinmundy, IL area destroying a machine shed, damaging a house, flipping a trailer, and downing trees. Photo by Steen Munter, WJBD.



June 3, 2008 10:47 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Thunderstorms cut through south-central Indiana Tuesday night, spawning at least two tornadoes.
Radar showed two tornadoes on the ground south of Indianapolis about 9:30 p.m., National Weather Service meteorologist Dave Tucek said. One was near Princes Lakes, north of Columbus, while the other was sighted near St. Paul on the Rush-Decatur county line. Widespread damage was reported, and more than 4,000 people were without electricity due to the storms. Duke Energy reported most of the outages were in Shelby County just southeast of Indianapolis and Wayne County in eastern Indiana.
Earlier in the day, the weather service said a small tornado touched down near Waverly, where television reports showed several trees down and buildings damaged.

Canada and Russia lead the way to responsible Arctic Ocean Stewardship

May 30, 2008 04:30 AM
Re:UN to play mediator in Arctic
disputes
May 29
The future of the Arctic Ocean is an issue of significant international importance. Ideally decisions of such magnitude are made in open, consultative forums involving all stakeholders.
Foreign ministers and senior officials from Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia and the U.S. attended the closed, invitation-only Arctic Ocean Conference in IIulissat, Greenland this week. The conference was called to discuss ways in which the nations bordering the Arctic can better co-ordinate efforts to manage the Arctic Ocean.
The retreat of sea ice caused by climate change opens new opportunities for the expansion of economic activity, such as commercial fishing, shipping, and oil and gas exploration and exploitation in the Arctic Ocean. While potentially bringing short-term benefits to the economies of Arctic coastal states, the expansion of economic activity can also trigger overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, pollution from ships and offshore extraction of oil and gas, oil spills, invasion of alien species carried by ships' ballast water and other extremely harmful effects.
In future, WWF urges the conference participants to discuss the urgent need for a new and stronger system for governance protecting the Arctic from climate change and other potential threats to its vulnerable marine environment.
We also call for the Arctic coastal states to engage in open and constructive dialogue about the future of the Arctic Ocean.
Neil Hamilton, Director, World Wildlife Fund International Arctic Program, Oslo, Norway

The weather at Glacier Bay National Park (Crystal Wind Chime) is:


Elevation :: 33 ft / 10 m

Local Time: 2:16 AM AKDT

Lat/Lon: 58.8° N 137.0° W

Temperature :: 46 °F / 8 °C

Conditions :: Overcast

Windchill :: 46 °F / 8 °C

Humidity :: 93%

Dew Point :: 45 °F / 7 °C

Wind :: Calm

Pressure :: 29.83 in / 1010 hPa (Steady)

Visibility :: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers

UV :: 0 out of 16

Clouds:
Few 1100 ft / 335 m
Scattered Clouds 2800 ft / 853 m
Overcast 3600 ft / 1097 m
(Above Ground Level)