Castform's Weather Report
Swooping toward a high-risk thrill: The death of another skydiver at Perris facility draws attention to the sport’s trend of increased safety for novices along with riskier maneuvers by experienced divers.
Photo: J.C. Colclasure, left, and Clint Clawson perform freestyle moves while “swooping” a pond at Perris Valley Skydiving in Perris. Credit: Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times
Winds from stellar-mass black hole clocked at 20 million mph
The event is ‘the cosmic equivalent of winds from a Category 5 hurricane’ and is blowing in many directions at once.
Now is an appropriate time to prune summer-flowering trees and shrubs. This includes such trees as crape myrtles, vitex, pomegranate, mimosa, tung tree, elderberry and parkinsonia, and shrubs such as abelia, buddleia, althea, hibiscus, tibouchina, indigo, Turk’s cap, Confederate rose, oleander, fire bush, duranta, Mexican heather, buttonbush, and thryallis.
AccuWeather.com’s Severe Weather Week
AccuWeather.com’s Severe Weather Week, Feb. 19-25, 2012, will give you all the information you need to prepare for severe weather this year.
So based on the shape of the license plates on the very few cars I’ve seen I think this is in the United States or Canada… and that’s about all the information I can gather right now.
BUT HEY AT LEAST IT’S SUNNY.
Why Was 2011 Such a Deadly Tornado Year?
Last year, 2011, went down in the record books as the fourth deadliest tornado year ever in the U.S. with 550 fatalities.
Ice Wine: Frozen Grapes Yield a Sweet Treat
The unusually mild winter that has been gripping the U.S., is impacting a sweet treat from nature, ice wine.
Warmer Temperatures Could Affect Start of World Championship for Bobsled and Skeleton
Above-freezing temperatures to start the competition means diligent work to keep the track in peak condition.
