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Weather
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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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DA Lashes Out Against ‘Draconian’ New Weather Bill
12 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
There’s a storm rapidly brewing over a very contentious amendment to the South African Weather Service Bill. The Democratic Alliance has slammed the “undesirable” and “draconian” sections on the grounds that they are a threat to the safety of all South Africans and would create an unfair monopoly over weather forecasting.
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Investec Establishing €100 Million Energy Fund
02 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Investec has joined forces with the European Investment Bank to establish a funding facility that will promote energy efficiency and the generating of clean energy in South Africa. The venture will be rolled out to support various kinds of renewable energy projects across the country.
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Anxious Bangkok Prepares For Month Long Floods
26 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Anxious Bangkok residents are steeling themselves against floods moving down from the northern part of Thailand, which are the worst to hit the country in decades. With Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra keeping everyone on edge with statements such as “I’m fifty percent confident that the inner zone of Bangkok will not be completely flooded,” it must be increasingly difficult to remain buoyant.
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Tornadoes Tear Across The South African Interior [PICS]
03 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Hundreds of homes were destroyed when a tornado tore through the town of Ficksburg in the Free State province yesterday afternoon, emergency officials said. At least one person was killed, but the full extent of the damage is not yet known. Last night, a second tornado hit the East Rand and caused extensive damage to Duduza, near Nigel.
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New Yorkers Brace Themselves For Hurricane Irene
26 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last night the people of New York were told they had better prepare themselves for a direct hit by Hurricane Irene over the weekend. In fact, it seems that being a victim of the hurricane, which has already caused devastation in the Bahamas, will not be acceptable if and when it hits NYC.
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Durban Air Show Coordinator On Missing George’s Valley Plane
15 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
One of the passengers on the two light aircraft that went missing in George’s Valley, Limpopo, is a Durban air show coordinator, according to organisers. They won’t release a name however, out of respect for the person’s family.
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Missing: Two Aircraft Carrying Up To 14 People In Limpopo Region
15 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
At around lunch time yesterday, two light aircraft travelling from Limpopo to Gauteng’s Rand Airport simply disappeared off the radar. Between 12 and 14 passengers, including some kids, were on board when the planes departed after an airshow in Tzaneen.
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It’s Snowing On Table Mountain (No Spice)
05 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
“Boom.” Of course, there can only be one reason for this unusual meteorological blessing: The TBG is on the Mountain. Coincidence? I think not. Come on. Don’t be silly. [Headline image source:tablemountain]
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Driving Into An Apocalyptic Dust Storm Can Be Lots Of Fun
06 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
A massive sand storm, called a “Haboob”, wreaked havoc in Phoenix, Arizona when it came roaring through the desert like an apocalyptic nightmare on Tuesday night. The massive storm resulted in absolute chaos, delaying flights and causing power outages across the city.
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East London Snow Storm – Photos
06 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
“When it snows in East London” is a bit like saying “When hell freezes over”. That is, it never happens (not what you thought I was saying). But this week, the windy city has experienced unusually low temperatures coupled with unbelievable snowfall. Click through for photos of Vincent Park shopping centre in the aftermath of flooding and snow yesterday.
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Cape Town Assesses Damage After Massive Storm Ravages City Overnight
16 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
While the rest of South Africa spent last night enjoying the lunar eclipse, Cape Town was battered by a storm that dropped as much as 50mm of rain in the space of a few hours in places. The storm was accompanied by gale force winds and lighting that have caused widespread damage in parts of the city.
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Tornado Twists The Heart Out Of US Midwest [PICS]
23 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A chain of particularly violent storms ripped through the American Midwest on Sunday. Joplin, Missouri, has become iconic of the increasingly-depressing storm season blighting the US.
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Rhian Sugden Does The Weather Report [Video + Photo Gallery]
10 May 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 4 Comments
June is men’s health month and Britain’s #1 glamour model, Rhian Sugden is in town to raise awareness for testicular cancer. Because she is supporting such an important cause. You can read more about that here. And you can click ‘continue reading’ to watch a video of Rhian doing the weather report in a bikini […]
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Mother Nature, Your Texas On Fire
20 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For the last week, the whole state of Texas has been battling enormous wildfires which have scorched a million acres of earth. The Texas Fire Service has had to rope in firefighters from 34 states to assist with managing the fires. All they can do is concentrate on putting out the big ones first.
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Amazing Interactive Japan Before And After Photos
17 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This is truly an amazing and compelling visual indication of the extent of the damage caused by the earthquake and Tsunami in Japan. Simply move the slider to compare before and after satellite images of the damage caused. It’s unbelievable.
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The Most Insane Japan Tsunami Video Footage
12 Mar 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
This is it – the footage from SKYNEWS that everyone is talking about – showing the most insane visuals of the tragic March 2011 earthquake in Japan. Starting with a solid wall of water out in the ocean, crashing into land and destroying everything in its path; visuals include entire villages getting flattened, aerial views […]
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Weather Girl With Today’s Weather Report [Video]
10 Mar 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
Just in case you missed today’s weather report with Kim, here is a video from the streaming video which broadcasts every Tuesday and Thursday LIVE at 08h30. Soon this will be daily – but we’re just waiting for our new 2oceansvibe TV studios to get setup. Won’t be long! In the meantime, follow the link […]
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The “Super Moon” – Let’s Have That Chat
09 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Everybody loves a little bit of sensationalism, especially when the majority of news starts becoming rather bland and repetitive. Take for example the way The Sun headlined this piece: “Disaster as moon closes in” – awesome vibe. Fact is though, that no disaster should technically happen and surfers should actually be getting amped for a mission, bru.
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Webcam Weather Girl Debuts On 2ov Radio [Video]
24 Feb 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
In another South African first, 2oceansvibe Radio today presented its inaugural LIVE weather report via webcam, courtesy of the beautiful bikini-clad weather girl, Kim! The weather forecast will be broadcast live-streaming on webcam every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 08h30. If you missed Kim’s debut then don’t panic, we got you a copy. Follow the […]
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A Full Week Of ‘Lake-Lake’
03 Feb 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Regular 2oceansvibers will be aware of the term ‘Lake-Lake,’ which is a game the Radlantic Ocean plays from time to time. What it does is it pretends to be a lake – ie. dead still. The photo above was taken this morning from The Safe House (using our iPhone 4 from Digicape and photos stitched […]
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Another Reason Not To Emigrate [VIDEO]
24 Jan 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yes, our little country has its issues, but before we all start whinging like the DA on a slow day at parliament, lets just take a moment. It’s Monday, but things could be worse, at least we will never wake up to weather like this…
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Australian Flooding In A Global Context
13 Jan 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
While the floods in Australia are devastating, there are a number of natural disasters unfolding on a significantly larger human and geographic scale – and we don’t seem to give a damn.
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It’s Like This For A While
05 Jan 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Look, make no mistake, it’s bloody hot. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard Capetonians deliver the classic, “Fuck it’s hot hey?” Indeed it is, and the lack of wind makes it even hotter. Not that we’re complaining – this is fine, especially after that 10 day hurricane we had in December! Judging […]
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Kim Kardashian Thinks We’re “Totally Tubular”
20 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Kim and sis Khloe were stranded in Cape Town on the weekend and tweeted about it throughout their ordeal. There were talk of peeing, cries for help and a surreal tubular reference.
A Christmas reunion on someone’s dad’s side hanged in the balance as sad faces flew all over the place. It was a wild, wild ride. -
Hail Storm In Krugersdorp [Mind-Blowing Video]
02 Dec 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 5 Comments
South Africa has it’s fair share of crazy weather conditions. Hell, right here in Cape Town we could be having a braai in Camps Bay watching the sunset, while Newlands is enjoying a monsoon and closing the curtains at 5pm. But I have a feeling only a few of you have ever experienced a hail storm this severe. Follow the link.
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2oceansvibe Declares Summer Open
30 Sep 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
You know, I gave a talk recently and in the powerpoint presentation was a screenshot of an article from 2007. The article happened to be 2oceansvibe’s annual declaration of the opening of summer. I noted the date – 17 September, 2007. My goodness but it came early that year! Not so three years later as […]
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THE WEATHER IN PROVENCE
19 May 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
I just thought we should have a quick recap as to how the weather is looking in Menerbes – our current location in the heart of the Luberon Valley, Provence . That’s all for now, thanks. Carry on..
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DID SOMEONE SAY “WINTER?”
31 Mar 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Very strange behaviour, if you did. I’ll tell you why. You see this morning I tried something new – I went for a 5km run. Which is weird, given that I’m known as a 4km specialist. It’s true, people often refer to me as “The Four Kay Specialist.” It’s either that, or they call me […]
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