Konstantinos

Hello dear Ferreiro. I do not complain. North Greece has a lot of cold. And now the prognosis is optimistic. Maybe we have -8 in Athens, -30 in Florina... But I want snow. I hope so. Yes I know that in Spain it is difficult. But what about mountains? What about Baetic System?

http://tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/real-time/storm.php?&basin=austwest&sname=09S&zoom=4&img=1&vars=11111000000000000000&loop=0

And Greece is expecting snow too...

Solar flare brings chance to see northern lights This handout image provided by NASA, taken Sunday night, Jan. 22, 2012, shows a solar flare erupting on the Sun's northeastern hemisphere. Space weather officials say the strongest solar storm in more than six years is already bombarding Earth with radiation with more to come. The Space Weather Prediction Center in Colorado observed a flare Sunday night at 11 p.m. EST. Physicist Doug Biesecker said the biggest concern from the speedy eruption is the radiation, which arrived on Earth an hour later. It will likely continue through Wednesday. It's mostly an issue for astronauts' health and satellite disruptions. It can cause communication problems for airplanes that go over the poles. (AP Photo/NASA) Photo: Associated Press / NASA A huge solar flare -- the largest since 2005 -- may increase our chances this week to see the aurora borealis or northern lights. Particles from Sunday's eruption began hitting Earth on Tuesday morning. Michael Bakich, senior editor of Astronomy magazine, said Tuesday this may create displays of the northern lights for several days. Geoff Chester, spokesman for the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., said the best chance to see the display was Tuesday night. Seeing the show doesn't require a telescope, or even binoculars. "Go out just after dusk and look to the north," Alan MacRobert, editor at Sky & Telescope magazine, said Tuesday. The flare is the latest evidence the sun is becoming more active, emerging from a period of few visible sunspots or solar flares. The disturbances usually work on an 11-year cycle, with peak activity occurring every 11 years. Bakich said observatories in recent weeks have seen an increase in the loops and columns of solar matter that can be seen along the sun's edges. Chester said two sizeable solar flares have already occurred this month. The larger one erupted on Earth's surface Sunday. The biggest solar flares are given the classification of X, Chester said. This one is slightly less than X. X-rays traveling at the speed of light arrived on Earth eight minutes after the flare appeared, Chester said. The flare also produced proton ejections that can interfere with space satellite electronics, he said. "The buildup on the outside of satellites is like static electricity," he said. "Unless you find a way to disperse them, they can fry electronics." On Tuesday, the final arrival from the solar flare -- the particles that are part of a coronal mass ejection -- began about 10 a.m., Bakich said. The particles, while not dangerous to humans, can interfere with telecommunications and radio systems. Lt. J. Paul Vance, spokesman for the Connecticut State Police, said Tuesday that because of prior preparations, the state police had not had communications problems. Paul Estefan, emergency management director in Danbury, said he also was not aware of any communications problems. The planet's magnetic poles pull the coronal mass ejection particles toward the poles. There, they collide with particles in the Earth's upper atmosphere. Those collisions create the lights of the aurora borealis. Generally, you have to be in the far northern latitudes to see the aurora displays. But after major solar flares, people farther to the south can see them -- sometimes as far south as Arizona. Chester said the only way to see them is to go and look. "It's going to be a clear night," he said Tuesday. "There's a possibility you could see something." Contact Robert Miller at bmiller@newstimes.com http://www.chron.com...hts-2683206.php

Yes, and I see there is 98S in northern Australia. And this is in land. I am surprised. http://tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/real-time/storm.php?&basin=austwest&sname=98S&zoom=4&img=1&vars=11111000000000000000&loop=0

IDW24000 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Western Australia TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BULLETIN Issued at 8:51 pm WST on Tuesday 24 January 2012 BY THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE PERTH A Tropical Low was located at 8 pm WST near 16.0S 111.3E, that is 720 km north northwest of Exmouth, moving west at 23 kilometres per hour. The low may develop into a tropical cyclone during Wednesday as it moves towards the west or west southwest. Late on Wednesday or on Thursday the system may take a more southerly track, bringing it closer to the coast. Gales are not expected in coastal communities on Wednesday or Thursday, however there is a possibility that coastal communities near the North West Cape, including Coral Bay, Exmouth and Onslow, will experience gales on Friday. Rainfall is likely to increase later in the week in coastal parts of the Pilbara and on the west coast north of Cape Cuvier. Abnormally large swells may be experienced near the West Kimberley and Pilbara coasts due to the influence of a strong monsoonal flow to the north east of the system. The next Information Bulletin will be issued at 3 am WST. http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW24000.txt

I think it is the biggest cyclone until now this season.

Now, Funso is at 105 mph. It will be in category 4 in the next days. And a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFTsBuGbF3A

Tropical Cyclone Ethel is tropical storm now. And a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFTsBuGbF3A

I am sure they had exceptionally cold this winter. We have cold in Athens, so I imagine how cold was in Thasos. Also the rest of this winter is coming soon. Stifado is one of my favorite dishes and souvlaki (with gyro)...

Kalimera Lauren. Thasos is an island in northeastern Aegean sea. This was in the best situation the last week... I am sure your uncle and your aunt felt really cold the last week. Yes, Greek weather is very good and nice. We have Mediterranean climate, and too many high mountains, so the extreme weather is a usual phenomenon and in summer and in winter. My family has a cottage in 150 m altitude in an island for summers and another one in 750 m altitude for good winters... My country and we miss you too and I hope we meet each other soon in Greece (or somewhere else)...

Athens is very big city. But Athens airport is far away from the downtown of Athens and all suburbs. But really the differences of the temperature are frequent. Anyway, we are waiting north winds and humidity in a few days in Athens, and so, why not?, and snow.... We will see. Today we are waiting a good storm....

Oooo... Thank you very much...

For studying.

Yes, it is. Thanks dear NthNSW. But I cannot edit my first post...

Two Tropical Cyclones in Indian Ocean: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/259/cyclone2.png/

Two Tropical Cyclones in Indian Ocean: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/259/cyclone2.png/

And an image from google earth: http://www.wundergro...ire=0&ft=0&sl=0 http://www.wundergro...aprod=flashtool Mauritius is the nearest country: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius Also Rodrigues, is an island in which the hurricane will pass (there is chance by the last prognosis). It has 37922 population: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigues

Ooo Nice... Thank you... But I do not think the water is boiling.

The lowest temperature which I saw in this link was -39 degrees C. I think it is high. But I know, the south hemisphere has summer. Thank you. I will put all your links in my first post....

No worries. I do not remember what happened, but I am sure nothing important... Now Athens has 0 degrees C, but it does not snowing.... I am optimistic about the next weeks... Maybe....

In this topic we will discuss about the weather in Antarctica. How is the weather in Antarctica now? Does it snow? You can suggest links... All the links which have been suggested: 1) http://www.wundergro.../global/AA.html

What is the difference? Here, left of my post, you can see how many posts I have. But if you go to my profile: http://forum.netweat...6-konstantinos/ you can see how many active posts I have. And these two numbers are not equal. So, what is the difference? Thank you?