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Hati Region still feeling shaken by Earthquakes

Last week there was a major earthquake that shook Hati and surrounding regions in the Caribbean. Currently the USGS is still reporting that more earthquakes are following in the region causing more destruction. In response to the earthquake government offices such as the National Weather Service have given Hati things such as weather observation stations and also supplies to the region.

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Posted by Christopher Zenzel at 6:57 pm (January 18, 2010); Filed under Current Events, National Weather Service, Weather Data

National Weather Service asks travelers to Tweet the Weather

Credit: http://www.twitterbackgroundimages.com/twitter-logo/The National Weather Service (NWS) this week released a new prototype to inspire users of the cloud service Twitter to report their current weather conditions at their location. Using geocoding and hash tags, the NWS is asking for people to try this new service while they collect information to see how it could change storm reporting and citizen weather observations.

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Posted by Christopher Zenzel at 2:27 am (January 10, 2010); Filed under Current Events, National Weather Service, Philadelphia Area Weather, Twitter, Weather Chat, Weather Data