Stu OstroMeteorological images of 2020My 15th annual! So much has changed since I first had the idea to do this in 2006. Advancements in weather technology and the…Dec 30, 2020Dec 30, 2020
Stu OstroMeteorological images of 2019My 14th annual compilation of highlights of the past 12 months — and in recent years, with the next-generation weather satellites, it…Dec 30, 2019Dec 30, 2019
Stu OstroPeace & Music… and a Category 5 hurricane50 years ago this weekend two of the passions of my life, weather and music, came together in a historic convergence.Aug 16, 2019Aug 16, 2019
Stu OstroMeteorological images of 2018My 13th annual! I thought this year would be the easiest one yet, with GOES-16 having become fully operational just before the start of…Dec 28, 2018Dec 28, 2018
Stu OstroScience and semantics of The #PolarVortexThat term went viral four years ago, but it has been around since 1853 (!) and in peer-reviewed papers since at least 1939.Feb 4, 2018Feb 4, 2018
Stu OstroThe surreal threat of Hurricane HarveyThat is from the hard-to-comprehend combination of the power as it makes landfall and goes inland + then the stall and magnitude/scope of…Aug 25, 2017Aug 25, 2017
Stu OstroinThe Weather ChannelMeteorological images of 2016The launch of the GOES-R/GOES-16, the next generation of weather satellite for the Western Hemisphere (like last year’s launch of…Dec 30, 2016Dec 30, 2016
Stu OstroinThe Weather ChannelAmerican weatherWith the United States of America getting ready to celebrate Independence Day, the pattern is representative of the nature of weather this…Jul 1, 2016Jul 1, 2016
Stu OstroinThe Weather ChannelTropical terminologyWith the “official” Atlantic hurricane season starting on June 1, and already prior to that two named storms including a hurricane in…May 31, 20161May 31, 20161