Blogger community has its pulse on daily weather
Blogger community has its pulse on daily weather The weather is a hot topic any day. And for a group of enthusiasts in the city, monitoring daily weather changes and recording their observations is nothing short of a passion. The community of amateur meteorologists uses data from various websites, including that of the Indian Meteorological Department, studies various models to track climatic changes and forecasts weather on their blog www.keaweather.wordpress. com. It all started with K. Ehsan Ahmed who developed an interest in weather observation when he was studying business administration in the US, a decade ago. Mr. Ahmed now has an automatic weather station installed on the roof of his house in Nungambakkam. “My brother was gifted a weather station for his birthday. I then installed a wireless system imported from the US, with digital display of various parameters. A website was created in 2004,” he said. The website, www.kea.metsite.com, provides live weather information, ...