What is 2013 going to be like
Several amazing phenomenon have already taken place early on this year including a blazing meteorite in Russia. Meteorites actually make contact with the ground. Then, immediately after that, an asteroid passed extremely close to Earth. Severe weather, including tornadoes and blizzards, have been hitting portions of the U.S. in succession. And it’s only the beginning of March 2013!!!
On the menu for future astonishment is the Northern Hemisphere arrival of a very bright comet known as Comet Pan-STARRS. The Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System in Hawaii, is responsible for discovery of the asto-phenomenon. Viewers in the norther hemisphere can expect to start seeing this comet around March 7, 2013.
If you don’t get to see this comet, have no fear. An even brighter “comet of the year”, comet ISON, will make an appearance towards the end of 2013.
Aside from the happenings in the cosmos, spring time weather is about to make its presence known. The last snow storm to affect the mid-west dumped even more thick, wet snow around Kansas City, MO. I spent that night and the next morning documenting this snow storm as early morning commuters struggled to make it to work.
A few more weeks away, roughly the end of the comet passage, forecasters and storm chasers alike, will turn their attention back to the weather models, overly decorated vehicles, and cameras as the plains start rumbling with the sounds of severe weather. Perhaps, a few aerial storm chases are in order?