Sports Buzz Rangers' lefty Derek Holland relieves WFAA Channel 8's chief meteorologist to let the folks in Dallas-Fort Worth know what they should expect in the coming week. I'm not exactly sure what his wouldya jus' look at that? shtick is supposed to make fun of, but Holland does a pretty good Will Ferrell impersonation of Harry Carey.
Science Buzz Get off the ice, you fool! If Odessa, Ukraine, is suddenly leveled by an unexplained force, I'm not saying it was a sea monster…but it was a sea monster.
TV Buzz Los Angeles' Telemundo 52 either had a major on-air graphic fail or planned a prank that meteorologist Ericka Pino was definitely not aware of. Here's Ericka attempting to deliver the weather report when suddenly the nice beach background changes to include the body of a fat, hairy dude who happens to be gyrating and thrusting. Did I mention there is a banana-hammock involved?
The director of a local news broadcast slipped a classic line into this weatherman's prompter that was once uttered by Steve Carell in “Anchorman”: “I love lamp.” He went for it. I'm Ron Burgundy?
Science Buzz Following the shortest day of the year, at 12:03am this morning the Sun was at its greatest distance from the celestial equator marking the solstice and the beginning of winter. Although the days are short, there is good news!
Celebrity Buzz The Wilco frontman popped into the WGN Chicago newsroom and delivered a hilarious 7-Day Forecast. “You're probably thinking that some virus has swept through the WGN studios.”
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The Texas drought is giving up long submerged secrets. Some of the discoveries have attracted interest from local historians, and looters also have scavenged for pieces of history. More than two dozen looters have been arrested at one site.
Culture Buzz Huge waves caused by high winds slam into joggers and cyclists on a bike path along Chicago's Lake Shore Drive. These videos are pretty incredible/scary.
But don't you dare think he's a coward. He'll jump out of airplanes and stuff. Just no spiders. (via viralviralvideos.com)
Science Buzz Irene looks so enormous and scary when viewed from 230 miles above the Earth. (via theatlantic.com)
Yesterday’s heavy rainfall in Paris had transformed the staircase above Lamarck-Caulaincourt Metro Station into water cascade eye candy. Kinda cool.
The city of Blagoveshchensk in eastern Russia was hit by a massive tornado Sunday night. There was extensive damage, and while numerous injuries have been reported only one fatality has been confirmed. (via)
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This animation shows the satellite imagery from April's unprecedented tornado activity that killed over 300 people. The locations of each tornado that formed during that time are symbolized as red dots. (More at NOAA)
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Looks like the finale of “Ghostbusters.”
Culture Buzz Multiple videos of a massive, deadly funnel cloud and aftermath in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
TV Buzz The perfect way to enjoy a good severe thunderstorm. A drinking game for the meteorological phrases commonly uttered by meteorologists, such as Memphis's Dave Brown, during severe storm weather interruptions. To play along you can stream Dave Brown here.
It's like watching a scene in a post-apocalypse movie. On Friday, March 25th a huge sandstorm swept through Kuwait. One intrepid amateur was able to catch the oncoming storm on film.
I fucking love Jim Cantore. He is by far my favorite person on The Weather Channel.
The Northeast got pounded by another blast of white stuff, bringing Washington D.C. to its knees and dropping more than twelve inches on New York. Last night on Philadelphia's Fox29, weatherman John Bolaris illustrated the rigid, punishing front.