—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Sept 11. 1976
98
People-land squeeze
affects climate attitude
By DIETER KRIEG
EDITOR’S NOTE - This is the fifth article in a continuing
series.
STATE COLLEGE - The place was buzzing with activity,
and for good reason.
Just off the Atlantic coast and heading straight for New
York City was Hurricane Belle.
The room I was sitting in - trying to get a glimpse of what
Thank God that people have to eat lunch for
were it not for hunger pains, the many maps on the
wall in this picture would hardly have been visible.
The photo was taken early last month while
Hurricane Belle was unleashing its fury out in the
Atlantic and threatening New York City. Activities
York County Council news posted
YORK - The York County
4-H Council recently elected
officers for the coming year
The officers are as follows:
Tun Eisenhart, president;
Linda Ebaugh, vice
president; Brooke Palmer,
secretary, Christy
Waltersdorff, assistant
secretary, Paul Myers, 111,
treasurer; John Mummert,
assistant treasurer, Laurie
Dobrosky, song and game
leader, Megan Shaub,
assistant song and game
leader; Bonnie Wire, news
reporter; Susan Better,
assistant news reporter;
Charla Janney, historian;
and Jonathon Myers,
assistant historian.
Outgoing president, Karen
Hemmmger, conducted the
installation of the new of
ficer
Cookies for club sales will
be arriving Septemoer 23, at
3 30 p m at the 4-H Center
Help is needed for unloading
Cookies may be picked up
it’s like within a weather service's office - was that of Accu-
Weather, a privately owned weather service headquartered
here. Elliot Abrams, whose voice is often heard on Accu-
Weather broadcasts carried by a number of radio stations all
across the country, explained that things were getting a little
hectic.
The assessment held true for what was going on in the
Atlantic as well as within the rooms of this aged building. The
walls were pinned full of maps. Phones rang almost con
stantly. A teletype machine clicked off reports of
meteorological conditions. People were calling in wanting to
know what Hurricane Belle might have in store for them and
Abrams and his associates were trying frantically to give
each caller a custom-made answer.
Accu-Weather forecasts are tailored for specific areas and
specific needs, which explains in part why the service has
become so well accepted m just a few years. Abrams claims
the firm has p renewal rate of 96 per cent. The service is sold
on an every aay basis for anywhere from $2OO to $3OO per
month.
As has been brought out in previous installments of this
series, the weather is nothing to sneeze at. It’s a fantastically
powerful force which man is not likely to be able to change
much. Says Abrams: “Anything that man can do is prac
tically meaningless in comparison to the weather’s power.”
Each thunderstorm, for example, contains the energy of an
atomic bomb. To this Abrams adds: “There’s as much
energy of in the top three feet of ocean surface to equal that of
the entire atmosphere.” He believes that a better un
derstanding of the oceans maj be the key to improved
weather forecasting in the future. In his words, it “may
improve forecasting tremendously.”
But that’s not to say that weather forecasting is all that bad
today. Abrams cites his renewal rate as one good indicator of
the faith subscribers have in his service. The general public
also seems to be favorably impressed. The best forecasts ere
made for periods of three days or less, Abrams said, noting
that beyond that the accuracy factor drops significantly.
Most of Accu-Weather’s clients are businesses and radio
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at the modest State College headquarters of Accu-
Weather might easily have been compared to those
of a bustling beehive. Phones were ringing almost
constantly as people from all over the East Coast
anxiously awaited news of the storm.
that night and every Wed
nesday night for the
following four weeks. Prizes
will be awarded to the top 50
salespersons.
The achievement day
program for York County 4-
H members has been
rescheduled for 2 p.m.,
October 10, at the 4-H Center.
A talent show by 4-H
members will be featured.
Auditions will be held Sep
tember 30 at the 4-H Center.
Cash prizes will be awarded
to performers participating
in the show.
The theme for National 4-H
week, October 3-9, is “Room
to Grow”.
Future activities include
the York Fair on September
10-18, the old and new of
ficers meeting on September
22 at 7:30 at the 4-H Center,
and the teen leaders banquet
on October 2 at 7 p.m.
The next County Council
meeting will be October 6.
Standing committee
assignments will be made.
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