December 28, 2008
I saw this image from NASA and it brought back memories of New Year’s Day of old, when you could look into Manoa valley and see a dense layer of smoke as part of the aftermath of too many firecrackers. For the science geek in you… an image from NASA showing the extent of the vog from Kilauea.
PS – I found this on the NASA Earth Observatory web site: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/.
December 17, 2008
Drillers in Hawaii Strike Subterranean Molten Rock by Chance
A geothermal power company drilling a mile and a half deep on one of the Hawaiian Islands has for the first time encountered an undisturbed chamber of magma, or molten rock, scientists reported this week.
I love the next bit:
The geothermal company "recognized immediately that this was something very anomalous," said William Teplow, one of the two geologists at the plant…[emphasis added]
Very anomalous indeed.
December 11, 2008
Really wet: Schofield Barracks got 11 inches within the last 24 hours.
Here’s a snip from the National Weather Service showing rainfall in hundredths of an inch. Manoa got 6.38 inches, but you can see the area around Schofield at 10 –14 inches.
One saving grace: at least it wasn’t snowing…
December 7, 2008
Behind an air-tight defense, top-ranked Punahou buried No. 2 Leilehua, 38-7, last night in the championship of the First Hawaiian Bank State Football Division I tournament at Aloha Stadium.
Punahou has won 25 different state tournaments of a possible 31 (including both genders). But now it has the crown jewel in the collection. It came in the 10th anniversary of the tournament.
