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Old 03-31-2012, 08:11 PM
 
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This is pretty neat:

Ever wondered what the wind would look like if you could see it in action from above? You’re about to find out.

A new project posted online Wednesday by a pair of Google computer scientists, called simply Wind Map, has to be clicked on to be believed.

The wind information, updated hourly from the National Weather Service’s forecast database, is portrayed as white and grey strands, almost like sand or rivulets of mercury.

https://mashable.com/2012/03/28/wind-map/

And it zooms as well....
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Old 03-31-2012, 08:36 PM
 
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This is incredible. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 04-01-2012, 11:31 AM
 
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Bookmarked and passed on in emails. Thanks for finding and sharing.

I can't rep you yet. Perhaps someone else will do it for me.
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