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One of 2024’s Last Meteor Showers Is About to Reach Its Peak

The astronomical event, which overlaps with the Winter Solstice, is often overlooked because of the winter chill.

Watch the Orionids Meteor Shower Reach Its Peak Tonight

Orionid meteors streaking over northern Lebanon in 2021.Credit...Ibrahim Chalhoub/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

By Adam Mann

Updated 

Oct. 20, 2023, 12:39 p.m. ETOct. 20, 2023

Oct. 20, 2023, 12:39 p.m. ET

On any given night, far from bright city lights, there’s a chance that you’ll see a beautiful streak shoot across the sky as a meteor flies overhead. But on special dates scattered throughout the year, skywatchers can catch a multitude of flares as meteor showers burst in the darkness.

Folklorist Tsuneichi Miyamoto (1907-1981) wrote of a childhood memory about telling the weather from the sound of the wind in the forest trees and the waves on the ocean. When a northerly wind blew and hit the trees with a low, clear sound, the next day's weather would be clear and sunny. "The forest and waves were also my meteorological observatories," he recalled.



CEO Eric Schmidt told the Wall Street Journal that he plans to prune the company's offerings in the coming months. It will also try to monetize some previously ad-free products like Google Finance and News. Such efforts may help it weather the economic storm without resorting to layoffs, even if it doesn't bring its stock price any closer to the November 2007 high of $732 per share. (It closed on Wednesday at $279.) And it's still got some $14 billion in cash reserves. So for now, at least, the free lunches are still a go.

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weather (AIR CONDITIONS) Show phonetics
noun [U]
the conditions in the air above the Earth such as wind, rain or temperature, especially at a particular time over a particular area:
bad/good/cold/dry/hot/stormy/warm/wet/etc. weather
The weather in the hills can change very quickly, so take suitable clothing.
We're going to have a picnic, weather permitting (= if the weather is good enough).

他例:
The weather was sunny and cool, perfect for driving (Don) and drinking (me; Don mostly spit).

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By MICHAEL BARBARO
As weather alters the sale of cold-weather clothing, the apparel industry is turning to climate scientists.

Mr. Zander, who had resigned as president of Sun Microsystems Inc. in the summer of 2002 and was working as a managing director at private equity firm Silver Lake, said he first dismissed the idea of taking the position, jokingly citing the brutal Chicago-area weather.

Weather Stories for Sunday, December 16, 2007
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The Weather Control Panel - http://www.freewebs.com/wxguy/news.htm


weather Show phonetics
verb [I or T]
to change in colour or form over a period of time because of the effects of sun, wind or other weather conditions:
Rock is weathered by the action of ice and changes in temperature.
The paint on the outside walls has weathered badly (= has changed and been damaged by the weather).

weathered Show phonetics
adjective
weathered stone/tiles

weather (DEAL WITH) Show phonetics
verb [T]
to deal successfully with a difficult situation or a problem:
As a small new company they did well to weather the recession.

me・te・or

━━ n. 流星; 流星の尾.
me・te・or・ic
　━━ a. 流星の; 気象（上）の. 一時的に華々しい; （失墜などが）急速な.
me・te・or・i・cal・ly　ad.
me・te・or・ite
　━━ n. 隕(いん)石.
me・te・or・oid
　━━ n. 【天文】流星［隕石］体.
me・te・or・o・log・ic, me・te・or・o・log・i・cal
()　━━ a. 気象（学）の.
Meteorological Office　〔英〕 （the ～） 気象庁.
meteorological satellite　気象衛星.
me・te・or・ol・o・gist
　━━ n. 気象学者.
me・te・or・ol・o・gy
　━━ n. 気象学; 気象.
meteor shower　流星雨, 流星群 （meteoric shower）.