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  • If the goal is to allow arbitrary rotations and not treat poles as special, you need quaternion rotation, instead of pitch/yaw with unlocked pitch.
    by inigyou
  • Precious submission's titles are more informative:

    > Nullschool Earth – Weather forecast by supercomputers updated every three hours

    > Earth: A global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions

    by andai
  • Nice to have web bulb temps available as that is a true measure of comfort level for humans.
    by krunck
  • One of the rare resources on the net that allows you access to resources not normally obtainable, and the 3d globe view is also equally rare when scouting out larger regional weather.
    by x______________
  • In addition to NOAA Hysplit modeling and weather underground’s graphics for forecasting, this is my go to student intro for our high altitude balloon launches. You really get a sense of a living Earth
    by tagami
  • I used to work with the developer of this. Great guy, and my memory is that he originally built this to teach himself Javascript. I think he may have learned that successfully.
    by joegoober
  • It's a total classic. Earlier this year I forked it, and added volcanoes, eclipses, time zones and more. Here

    https://earth-clock.onemonkey.org/

    by czzprr
  • I was noticing that when I grab and spin the globe, most of the river systems shown on the map disappear (as do the wind flow indicators). But a few major river systems still remain on the map.

    In the United States, I thought it was interesting that the Missouri River (which starts in Three Forks, Montana) was chosen as that river. I assume the choice was because this is the longest river, but maybe not quite as well known as the Mississippi river perhaps. And I would guess that not everyone knows the Missouri starts in Montana.

    When you let go of the grab, other rivers are redrawn. For the US, that includes the major river systems (including the other major contributors to the Mississippi), which makes sense.

    Interesting visualization is all.

    by taftster

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