An entire week has gone by. With only a handful of tweets. Just four posts on Facebook. And only one new story here on the brucesussman.com weather blog. What happened to me? I was busier than I have been in years--and you can blame it on my day job! New Look, New Newscast For KOIN … [Read more...]
Rare Deep Sea Octopus Discovered And Recorded Off Oregon Coast
It's nickname is the 'Dumbo octopus'. And apparently, it lives off the Oregon coast! It's scientific name is the 'Grimpoteuthis Bathynectes octopus'. I'm glad this is not a podcast blog--I'd never be able to say that one! This creature is part of the incredible sea life that … [Read more...]
New Study: It’s Harder To Hit A Baseball On A Sunny Day
In my line of work I come across all kinds of crazy weather and climate studies. But this one seems to actually be legit: hitting a baseball is harder on a sunny day. The glare makes it harder to see the spin on the ball and details like that. But if you're a pitcher then clear skies work in … [Read more...]
Northwest Storms – How They Look From Space
Focus...beep...click. Focus...beep...click. I can imagine how it would sound if I was taking a picture like this with my own digital camera. What I cannot begin to understand (are you with me on this?) is what it must feel like as you look out the window of the International Space Station … [Read more...]
Weekend Surprise: Northern Lights Appear Above Several States
If you snapped a photo--like Brian Larmay did in this awesome shot above Wisconsin--then you captured their glowing. Purple, pink and green. The Northern Lights were a total surprise over states like Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota during the first weekend of April 2011. A surprise … [Read more...]
Secret Space Plane Spotted By Skywatchers
That's right. The United States has a 'Secret Space Plane' that launched on its second test flight into space during the last week of March 2011. To me, it looks kind of like a smaller version of NASA's Space Shuttle without the white paint. But what, exactly, is it supposed to do? Is it … [Read more...]