Category: General
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One more storm to go – and Testing 360° Webcam
We will dry out a bit Saturday as the rain moves away and the wind picks up behind the front. We might get gusts up to 50kph. While we wait for the next system take a look at the new live webcam. Right now it is living in my upstairs bedroom window but if I…
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Rain coming again tonight, then a break Wednesday
Rainfall warning continued: Rainfall warning continued for: Inland Vancouver Island, B.C. (081500) Current details: Rain, at times heavy, continues. The ground, already near saturation, has little ability to absorb further rainfall. An intense frontal system stalled across northern Vancouver Island will continue to stream copious rainfall onto northern and central sections of the Island. The…
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Setting up the Giroptic 360º VR camera on Youtube Live 360 through a macOS NGINX Server
Yesterday I received a fantastic little device in the mail. A brand new Giroptic 360º Camera from 360.tv along with one its accessories, a lightbulb adapter which replaces the base (and battery) of the camera and enables Live WIFI 360º VR streaming. Ingenious. Addition: A week later I received the Power of Ethernet Video Streaming adapter…
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Flooding Continues – Will Peak Saturday afternoon/evening then again Monday/Tuesday
The rain should begin to taper off in a few hours. Sometime after midnight Friday/Saturday, but the damage is done. Flooding is continuing along the Somass River and the Tseshaht First Nation are in emergency mode and have evacuated some people as they sandbag to try to protect homes near the river. Full Flood Information…
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October 2016 Summary and Outlook – Most days of rain since 1963 but no rainfall records
It rained all but two days but otherwise surprisingly normal! October was both strange and boring. It was probably one of the darkest Octobers ever in Port Alberni and many other towns across Southern BC as we appear to have set a record for the most days of October with rain. It rained 29…