Post by greysrigging on Oct 9, 2023 19:07:25 GMT -5
Places with the same name ( sorta ), but light years apart climatically.
Both sited in very remote locations and of course, both regions are world scale players in the fossil fuels industries.
Generally speaking, hard men and women call these remote isolated places home....
BARROW ISLAND, WA:
www.news.com.au/national/the-island-where-nature-and-big-industry-coexist-but-youre-not-allowed-to-see-it/news-story/25429bd2a5dfbbd9918de86fb43a7d8b
Climate:
Highest wind record:
The World Meteorological Organization established Barrow Island as the location of the highest non-tornadic wind gust ever recorded, at 408 km/h (254 mph). The gust occurred on 10 April 1996, during Severe Tropical Cyclone Olivia. The previous record was a 372 km/h (231 mph) gust at Mount Washington, New Hampshire, United States in April 1934
BARROW ( UTQIAGVIK ), AK:
www.escape.com.au/destinations/north-america/usa/tiny-us-town-thats-suddenly-on-the-radar/image-gallery/bb7e621ad78fd49db423a38130bc7d57
Climate:
Owing to its location 330 mi (530 km) north of the Arctic Circle, Utqiagvik's climate is cold and dry, classified as a tundra climate (Köppen ET).
Both sited in very remote locations and of course, both regions are world scale players in the fossil fuels industries.
Generally speaking, hard men and women call these remote isolated places home....
BARROW ISLAND, WA:
www.news.com.au/national/the-island-where-nature-and-big-industry-coexist-but-youre-not-allowed-to-see-it/news-story/25429bd2a5dfbbd9918de86fb43a7d8b
Climate:
Highest wind record:
The World Meteorological Organization established Barrow Island as the location of the highest non-tornadic wind gust ever recorded, at 408 km/h (254 mph). The gust occurred on 10 April 1996, during Severe Tropical Cyclone Olivia. The previous record was a 372 km/h (231 mph) gust at Mount Washington, New Hampshire, United States in April 1934
BARROW ( UTQIAGVIK ), AK:
www.escape.com.au/destinations/north-america/usa/tiny-us-town-thats-suddenly-on-the-radar/image-gallery/bb7e621ad78fd49db423a38130bc7d57
Climate:
Owing to its location 330 mi (530 km) north of the Arctic Circle, Utqiagvik's climate is cold and dry, classified as a tundra climate (Köppen ET).
