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Atlantic Fog Time-lapse from Eric Nathan on Vimeo.
WATCH: Wonderful Time-Lapse Film Captures Fog Rolling In Over Cape Town [VIDEO]
16 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Photographer Eric Nathan captured the fog rolling in over Cape Town on Sunday evening, and the results are glorious. Check out the amazing time lapse video, after the jump
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Life Is Thriving 12 Kilometres Down In The Ocean
19 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A new study published in the Nature Geoscience magazine reports finds of abundant bacteria communities growing in the depths of the Mariana Trench. There are organisms living at densities 10 times greater than that of the Mariana Trench’s rim, which is a considerably less hostile environment for life as we know it. The bottom of […]
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Of Course This Happened In Russia – Incredible Footage Of Meteors Making Land Fall [VIDEO]
15 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The 2012 apocalypse has been rescheduled, apparently. Recent reports indicate that multiple meteor showers have struck Russia. Brightly burning rocks have been spotted in the sky as they crash into the Ural region. Chelyabinsk residents have indicated that the meteors shook the ground and set off car alarms. At least 250 people have been injured in the […]
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Astronaut Captures Amazing Images Of Australian Bush Fires
09 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Australian fire services have issued what they’ve called “catastrophic” warnings in parts of that country as temperatures are expected to breach 45C in the days to come.
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20-Year-Old Global Warming Prediction Report Was Pretty Accurate
11 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Back in the day, before really good computer programmes, scientists had much less to go on when they made predictions about the future. Sometimes, though, relying on what they had then was basically enough.
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Cape Town Wind Strands Cruise Liner In Harbour – A Full Round Up Of Hurricane Gatiema [PICS + VIDEO]
30 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Cape Town’s two-day spree of wind gusts reported to range between 50 and 120kph are the topic du jour at the moment. So much so that a name was coined for this particularly beastly South Easter on Twitter: #HurricaneGatiema. The hashtag trended in Cape Town shortly after lunch time. #hurricanegatiema is […]
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Incredible Shots Of Yesterday’s Lightning Storm In Cape Town [Photo Gallery]
13 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Local photographer and 2oceansviber, Dylan Haskin, took these shots early yesterday evening, as Cape Town witnessed an epic lightning storm. I watched it from the Safe House in Camps Bay and was hoping someone took some pics! Click through for gallery.
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Venice Is Sinking [Exclusive Photo Gallery]
05 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 11 Comments
I was in Venice a couple weeks ago, as a part of that 7-day cruise I told you about. It was my first time in Venice and as a result I couldn’t comment if what I was seeing was normal or not. Turns out it wasn’t.
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New York Magazine’s Powerful Cover Shows A Blacked-Out Manhattan After Sandy [PIC]
05 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Following last week’s visit by Hurricane Sandy to New York, a lot of damage has been left in her wake. Several subway stations and tunnels were flooded, and an estimated eight million people were left without power.
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Insane Footage Show Hurricane Sandy’s Path Of Destruction [GALLERY & VIDEO]
31 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday we started seeing some frightening images of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy in New York and other large portions of the United States East Coast.
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New York Drowns: Incredible Images Of Hurricane Sandy’s Damage [Gallery]
30 Oct 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Hurricane Sandy slammed into New York and a large portion of the United States East Coast last night, reaching a crescendo around midnight our time. Due to their efficient warning system only 11 people have died, but the images remain, and they are shocking.
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2oceansvibe Declares Summer Open
22 Oct 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
In a tradition spanning more than five years, 2oceansvibe is proud to declare summer open from TODAY! Click through to see the method we use to make this decision, as well as how much later this year’s was to previous years. To come to this decision, we use the iPhone ‘WeatherPro‘ app and are only […]
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Golf Balls Made Of Ice – Footage Of Johannesburg’s Brutal Weekend Hail Storm [VIDEO]
22 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Joahnnesburgers tend to make quite a big deal of the famed “Highveld storm”, talking up the magnitude and power of every smattering of rain in their general vicinity. But after watching this video, we think it’s probably fair to let them keep the weather bragging rights for a while longer. The footage was shot in […]
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Radiation From Half A Million Mile ‘Solar Whip’ Hits Earth Today [VIDEO]
04 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This massive solar whip or filament is 800 000 kilometers long. That’s 20 times the circumference of the earth. Makes you feel small, doesn’t it. The gigantic solar filament collapse has been caught on a NASA observatory camera.
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Arctic Ice Cap Melts To Lowest Levels Ever
28 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Arctic Ocean’s ice cover has decreased to its lowest ever recorded size, and scientists say the melt season still has a few more weeks left.
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Cold Weather Brings Snow To Three Provinces [GALLERY]
07 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s been a particularly cold winter this year, and the cold front that’s just hit the entire country brought a massive chill along with it. Whilst the weather service is not bringing us any good news with regards to the temperatures, a rare thing happened last night. It snowed. And boy did it snow.
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Government Quietly Withdraws Silly Proposed Changes To Weather Law
31 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Department of Environmental Affairs has decided to withdraw its proposed changes to South Africa’s weather service legislation after they came to the realisation that they were being silly, but mainly because they were unconstitutional.
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Footage Of SA Tourists Trapped In Lesotho Snow Over Weekend [VIDEO]
17 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A major rescue operation on Sunday saw 41 people trapped on the Butha Buthe Pass en route to Afri-Ski and the Oxbow Lodge, in Lesotho, brought to safety. Check out video footage inside.
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The Rising Toll Of SA’s Icy Winter [PICS]
16 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Winter is now pretty much in full swing and snow has begun to fall in many provinces as temperatures keep dropping across the country. As beautiful as the snowy icing may to look some, the harsh conditions have caused widespread havoc, particularly on national roads, and claimed at least five lives to date.
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Cape Of Floods [GALLERY]
09 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Heavy rains and winds lashed Cape Town and its surrounds over the weekend, causing widespread damage and havoc for residents. As of this morning, disaster response teams had assisted 2 566 people in the flood-stricken areas with social relief.
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Winter Is Here: First Cape Snow Spotted At Matroosberg
11 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It seems summer’s lease has all too short a date for the Cape as the earliest snowfall in three years signals the seasonal start of winter. Where did the powder fall? Only the highest point in our province. More of this winter wonderland, after the jump.
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Tornadoes Toss 18-Wheel Trucks And Cricket Ball-Sized Hail [VIDEO]
04 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday, between six and 12 tornadoes hit Dallas County, Texas, throughout the day. That estimate alone is enough reason to rejoice that twisters are not a regular phenomenon in South Africa. Add to the equation that they’re powerful enough to fling 18-wheeler trucks like toys, and you’ve got a legitimate reason to break into song and dance down the main street.
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Watch Out KZN – That Massive Storm Is Coming Back
05 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
You may have heard about the massive storm that hit KZN over the weekend, disrupting pretty much everything. Over 250mm of rain fell on the KZN coast this weekend – causing the Palmiet River to overflow its banks. Residents of Quarry Heights also faced evacuations. Guess what? She’s coming back.
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Cyclone Irina Lashes KZN, Durban Surfers Froth
05 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
At least six people have reportedly died as a result of tropical storm Irina, which struck the KwaZulu-Natal coast over the weekend. Rescue teams, emergency workers, and the police worked continuously yesterday to help KwaZulu-Natal residents through the worst of the storm. Durban surfers, however, enjoyed themselves.
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BBC Weatherman Predicts Bucket Loads Of… Wait, What? [VIDEO]
21 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
BBC weather forecaster, Alex Deakin, managed to predict what no other weather forecaster has previously forecast on Saturday evening’s BBC World weather report. He meant to say “sunshine”, but he definitely didn’t, and instead conjured up a very strange weather prediction indeed. N5FW.
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Swedish Man Survives Being Trapped In Snowed-In Car For Two Months
20 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
I think we may have found wolverine. A Swedish man went for a drive a little while ago, December the 19th to be exact. Whilst on his drive, he was caught in a snowstorm which left him trapped in his car. On February the 17th, just two days shy of two months in a car, he was found. Alive.
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Girl Pulled Alive From Avalanche Using Cellphone
13 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Nine people were recently killed in Kosovo when an avalanche covered their house under 10 feet of snow. A little girl, only five years old, was pulled alive from the snow after being buried for more than 10 hours. How do you find someone buried under a storey of snow? With their cellphone.
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Swiss Guy Installs Wood Stove As Heater In His Volvo, Beats The Cold
13 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
As the death toll from the bout of extremely cold weather in Europe has surpassed the 500 mark, a Swiss man is doing his best to stay warm. He’s installed a wood-burning stove to heat up his car when he needs to drive.
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Calm After The Storm – A Wrap Up Of CT’s Weather Week In Photos
10 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Commenting on the weather is usually as insightful as commenting that a pregnant chick’s belly “is growing”. It’s obvious, a bit silly and we all still do it. But in Cape Town this week the weather really was worth mentioning – and worth looking back at.
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European Freeze Claims Dozens Of Lives
01 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Dozens are dead and countless more are seeking medical attention as an icy winter rages on in Eastern Europe. At last count 58 people were reported dead in the last week, most of them succumbing to hypothermia and severe frostbite.
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