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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #3724 on: October 26, 2020, 02:34:57 PM »
In a rarity, the temp is going down as the day progresses in Phoenix.  People shivering in 60 degree weather. Snowed up in Flagstaff.
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #3725 on: October 29, 2020, 06:58:08 AM »
We caught the tail of the latest hurricane, woke me up around 5 AM with high winds (as forecast).  They have now abated, maybe we're in what's left of the eye.

Power is still on here, but most of our lines are underground.

Update:  Turning into a nice day now, this "blew through" quickly, the usual issues in the area.  This was the most wind I've seen since we moved here for a while.

Turning a bit chilly in the coming days (duh), even one low forecast in the high 30s.

That is like a deep freeze in the ATL.
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #3726 on: October 29, 2020, 10:19:46 AM »
Consumer Reports released a report based on a test of 17 driver-assist system and Tesla Autopilot came in second to GM’s Super Cruise due to the lack of driver monitoring in the former. The result is similar to their 2018 driver assist rankings.

https://electrek.co/2020/10/28/tesla-autopilot-loses-gm-supercruise-due-to-lack-of-driver-monitoring-industry-wide-test/

The publication started its driver-assist system tests in 2018 with only a handful of systems.

Now two years later, the test has grown to 17 systems:

“In Consumer Reports’ first-ever ranking of these systems, conducted in 2018, we evaluated systems from Cadillac, Nissan/Infiniti, Tesla, and Volvo. Over the last two years these advanced technologies have become more mainstream, and CR’s testing this year now includes 17 systems, including the original four.”

In the new 2020 ranking, GM’s Super Cruise tested in a Cadillac CT6 took the first place with Tesla Autopilot coming in second:
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #3727 on: October 29, 2020, 10:29:35 AM »
The car mags say good things about Supercruise also.  I have a low opinion of Consumer Reports in general, but that's another topic.

Imagine a "train" of autopiloted private vehicles traveling nose to tail on a freeway in a special lane at 100 mph or more.  It would end any need for HSR for intercity transportation I think, and work with existing infrastructure.
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #3728 on: October 29, 2020, 01:07:30 PM »
Our street a few minutes ago, fairly large tree down, unfortunately.

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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #3729 on: October 29, 2020, 04:15:30 PM »
derned reckless hurricanes
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #3730 on: October 29, 2020, 04:18:40 PM »
Just back from a lengthy walk, a lot of debris strewn around from trees, mostly branches, but several large trees blew over here and there, including on our street (now cleared).  Impressive to me we can get 50+ mph winds from an expiring hurricane this far inland.

We got hit with a band of rain for about 3 minutes and then in 15 minutes half the sky was cloudless blue and then an hour later we walked through 20 mph winds.  It's calm out now and clear skies, supposed to get cooler.
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #3731 on: October 30, 2020, 03:12:36 PM »
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #3732 on: October 30, 2020, 03:18:17 PM »
I don't want one
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #3733 on: October 30, 2020, 03:45:50 PM »
Beautiful day here but COLD, was in the 50s earlier.  I am OK so far though.  UGA plays way up north in Kentucky where it will be really cold, and youse guys claim we don't play in cold weather.

Extreme cold, if they don't cancel the game.
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #3734 on: October 30, 2020, 04:10:10 PM »
beautiful fall day here, sunny and 50 degrees

going to wash the car
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #3735 on: October 31, 2020, 09:55:13 AM »
Another gorgeous day here, we got below 50°F last night, still reading 49°F.  We're about to head to the market for apples, they have some great apples there.  UGA plays at noon, I thought it was a night game earlier.

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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #3736 on: October 31, 2020, 10:02:02 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on October 29, 2020, 01:07:30 PM
Our street a few minutes ago, fairly large tree down, unfortunately.


That's not a large Tree that's a limb off of my Oak

Bright & sunny,40 deg. here,last 10 days 7 have been overcast and rain after about a month of gorgeous fall weather.40 right now with probable snow tomorrow night
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Re: Weather, Climate, and Environment
« Reply #3737 on: October 31, 2020, 10:08:56 AM »
Fairly large tree, large enough one would not expect it to topple.

There are some really large trees in the park of course, a century old plus, oaks mostly.

https://www.piedmontpark.org/tree-tours/

There are some large magnolia trees there which are impressive for the type.
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