Archive: Technology
Meet a Meteorologist: Your New Umbrella
Once in a great while, you may find yourself away from the Capital Weather Gang blog needing to know whether to bring along your umbrella or not. The good news: You can get a consultation with an understudy meteorologist, also known as your Ambient Umbrella. Here's how it works: The...
By Jason Samenow | March 20, 2008; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (7)
At a Glance: The Scoop on Forecast Icons
At a Glance forecast from last week. Since our move over to washingtonpost.com just over a month ago, we've had a good time getting used to our new digs and meeting the neighbors. Along with this new location also came a new set of readers and some more opportunities ....
By Jamie Jones | February 28, 2008; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (7)
If the Missile Misses
A satellite's journey through the atmosphere From the Pacific Ocean, a Navy ship is expected as early as tonight or tomorrow to shoot down, or at least attempt to do so, an out-of-control U.S. spy satellite that is falling toward Earth. Government officials say the satellite, primarily due to its...
By Dan Stillman | February 20, 2008; 11:30 PM ET | Comments (22)
