Mar 25
Depending on what you’re wearing, unexpected downpours can be real outfit ruiners. Rather than block the drops, Dutch designer Aliki van der Kruijs used them to make natural patterns on specially-treated silk scarves.
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Feb 26
California needs rain, and they need it bad. How bad? Just have a look at the GIF above. The first image shows Folsom Lake near Sacramento on July 20, 2011. The second image shows Folsom Lake on January 16, 2014. Notice a difference?
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Jan 08
California’s running out of water. This year’s record-breaking drought—coming after two already dry years—has the state scrambling for the liquid stuff. Plans to seed clouds for extra snowfall are already in place. But do we really require storm clouds for water? Why not use fog?
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Dec 11
You might have heard grandma or grandpa predicting a storm because they "could feel it in their bones" and when a storm hit you probably thought they’d been watching the weather channel. Turns out, their joints *probably* do get a little achy when it’s about to rain.
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Dec 05
China has an awful smog problem
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Nov 24
Mount Etna Is Making It Rain Rocks
Posted in: Today's ChiliThere’s nothing like some casual rock precipitation to make you glad you packed your umbrella.
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Oct 11
Get Rain Notifications Using IFTTT
Posted in: Today's ChiliThis article was written on September 05, 2012 by CyberNet.
It’s not a lot of fun when you’re caught outside in a storm without an umbrella, but the awesome If This Then That (IFTTT) service can be used as an advanced warning system for rain and thunderstorms. For those of you not familiar with IFTTT it’s basically a website that is able to tie multiple online services together. For example, you can have any image you’re tagged in on Facebook automatically saved to your Dropbox account. Or you can save any starred Google Reader items to Evernote. It’s a free and unbelievably awesome service that I have come to rely on.
IFTTT is also capable of sending you a notification via email or SMS based on the weather conditions. You can have it send out the weather conditions every morning if that’s what you want, or you can just have it give you alerts when it is about to rain. IFTTT checks the weather condition every 15-minutes, and if it finds that it is raining in your area it can send an email or SMS message so that you’re aware of the impending downpour. Alternatively you can have it push out a notification to you if tomorrow’s forecast calls for rain.
So how do you set these up? If you’re already familiar with IFTTT I’m sure you’ll be able to create “recipes” for these actions in just a few seconds. The good news is that IFTTT also lets users share recipes that have been created so that you don’t have to go through the hassle. Here are some pre-made recipes for getting notifications based on whether it is currently raining or whether it is supposed to rain tomorrow:
- Alert if it is currently raining
- Alert if it is supposed to rain tomorrow
Personally I set up alerts for both situations. I find that the notification about whether it is currently raining gives you about a 10-15 minute heads up which in some situations just isn’t enough. That’s where the daily notification comes in… each night IFTTT will send me an alert if it thinks it is supposed to rain tomorrow based on the forecast. That way I know whether I should grab an umbrella before I walk out the door in the morning.
Want even more weather alerts? IFTTT can handle any of the following conditions:
- Current temperature drops below…
This Trigger monitors your local temperature and fires whenever the temperature drops below the value you provide. - Current temperature rises above…
This Trigger monitors your local temperature and fires whenever the temperature rises above the value you provide. - Current condition changes to…
This Trigger monitors changes in the current weather condition. When one of those conditions is met the Trigger fires. Currently only these simple conditions are supported: Rain, Snow, Cloudy, Clear. - Tomorrow’s low drops below…
This Trigger fires every time tomorrow’s forecasted low temperature drops below a value you provide. - Tomorrow’s high rises above…
This Trigger fires every time tomorrow’s forecasted high temperature rises above a value you provide. - Tomorrow’s forecast calls for…
This Trigger monitors changes in tomorrow’s forecasted weather condition. - Sunrise…
This Trigger fires within 15 minutes of the sunrise in your location. - Sunset…
This Trigger fires within 15 minutes of the sunset in your location. - Wind speed rises above…
This Trigger fires every time the wind speed rises above a value you specify in your location. - Current pollen count rises above…
This Trigger monitors your local pollen levels and fires every time the pollen count rises above the value you provide (1-12).
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Oct 09
Scarves keep you all snug and bundled up when the winds are a-blowing, but what about when it rains? You can wrap it around and over your head, but you’ll still get soaked through. That is, unless you have a RainScarf.
First and foremost, the RainScarf is a scarf. But when it rains, you can also quickly transform it into a hoodie of sorts. Just remove it from your neck and flip it inside out from either end. And voilà!
You’ve got a hoodie you can wear and something waterproof to cover yourself with while you run to find some shelter.
The RainScarf is available in pink gem and slate gray, so there’s one for the girls and one for the guys (but remember: real men wear pink.) It’s currently up for funding on Kickstarter through November 8th, where a minimum pledge of $24(USD) will get you one of your very own.
Sep 05
Most folks pick up the pace or seek cover when the skies open up and it starts to pour, but that’s precisely when Gustavo Sousa takes to the streets to collect some creative inspiration.
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Aug 26
Most cars have wipers on the front and back windshields, and some even on the the headlights. But you’ll be hard pressed to find a vehicle with wiper blades on the side mirrors which get just as wet and obscured when it’s raining. So instead of just crossing your fingers and hoping you’re not cutting someone off when switching lanes, try a set of these cheap $9 side mirror visors to keep them dry.
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