Topic: Weather Radar

Adam Curry revisits his theory that the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) was responsible for the mass bird deaths in Beebe, Arkansas. He cites a local news report showing a stationary, high-energy "blotch" on weather radar at the time of the event, which the National Weather Service could not identify as precipitation or smoke. Curry suggests the birds flew into a high-energy force field created by HAARP testing related to the New Madrid fault line.

The dangers of flying into cumulonimbus (nimbus) clouds are discussed, noting they can reach altitudes of 42,000 feet and cause severe turbulence. Pilots use weather radar to navigate around these formations rather than through them. Personal anecdotes include seeing funnel clouds near Chicago and witnessing the Aurora Borealis from an airplane.