#statosphere

[sharkyarcade3-blog]

amazing electronic tunes from 

#monstercat

[theweatherlab]

Wondering why the past few months have been cold in the U.S.? This is likely the underlying reason, sudden stratospheric warming. Sudden stratospheric warming results in a splitting of the polar vortex causing cool air to escape the arctic regions. The event is likely related to Arctic Amplification (in simple terms, the fact that temperatures in the Arctic are warming faster than in other areas (which is resulting in changes to weather patterns on a synoptic scale)). The dynamics of this whole situation has me frothing at the mouth.

[sciencepopularis-blog]

From the statosphere: Red Bull Stratos

'From the statosphere' brings you all the stats from the biggest science stories.

On the 14th October, Austrian Felix Baumgartner completed the Red Bull Stratos mission. In doing so he became the first person to break the sound barrier without vehicular assistance. 

2 years of planning

2 test jumps

1 mission abortion, due to adverse weather conditions

270 square-feet main parachute

27Kg complete parachute rig weight

190 degree Farenheit suite protection range

128,100 ft jump height

24 mile jump height

834 mph maximum speed reached (breaking the sound barrier)

259 seconds of free fall

17 seconds shy of his mentors free fall record

[thatwhitepanda-blog]

Dual Screen Stratosphere Surival Episode 2

[lessreligionmoreconscience]

Gotta love them desert sunrises.