Wind Map

[CosmicPal]

A real-time wind map of the US. Pretty cool.

An invisible, ancient source of energy surrounds us—energy that powered the first explorations of the world, and that may be a key to the future.

This map shows you the delicate tracery of wind flowing over the US right now.

http://hint.fm/wind/

[Chiefnj2]

That is awesome.

[DaFace]

Pretty cool, though I note that it's not technically "real-time" data - it's forecast data updated once per hour. Still, it's neat to see the general patterns across the map.

[Sofa King]

Cool

[bevischief]

sweet.

[Fish]

You can really see what makes the midwest "Tornado Alley"....

Along those lines... here's a global mapping of the Earth's ocean currents:

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xusdWPuWAoU?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[kepp]

Cool stuff.

[loochy]

whats with all of the little ocean tornadoes?

[mr. tegu]

That is cool.

[Donger]

whats with all of the little ocean tornadoes?

Those are eddies.

[Huffmeister]

Finally, scientific proof that the wind blows in Missouri because Iowa (and Nebraska) sucks and Arkansas blows. Interesting.

[gblowfish]

I just had four bean salad for lunch. I expect the wind pattern to change across Kansas in the next hour or so....

[HemiEd]

I just had four bean salad for lunch. I expect the wind pattern to change across Kansas in the next hour or so....

Please jump on the train with Frazod, he will appreciate it.

[evolve27]

This is cool.

[cdcox]

Those are eddies.

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/data/904/Beaver78.jpg
http://the-reelgillman.com/munsters/images/eddie_portrait.jpg
http://truefire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Eddie-Van-Halen.jpg
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRhKDFC5lVtPDHtFBdX-uX9e0dK2AXUtYY2TVYWvaOtWVuriDmQOA