posted 14 years ago
He is referencing Willie Smit, and they used Google Earth for the most part to chart clouds above the area. Beyond that, I don't know how they actually worked out the figures. I imagine you would have to have some sort of meteorologist training to evaluate the quality of the clouds.
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.
-E.B. White