{"id":1788113,"date":"2019-12-03T09:55:39","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T14:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1788113"},"modified":"2019-12-03T09:55:39","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T14:55:39","slug":"nostalgic-for-old-school-tv-weather-maps-really","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2019\/12\/nostalgic-for-old-school-tv-weather-maps-really\/","title":{"rendered":"Nostalgic for Old-School TV Weather Maps. Really?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve seen a lot of nostalgic pieces about paper maps and the advent of digital maps (here\u2019s another one<\/a>) that they\u2019re almost not worth mentioning. But this piece about TV weather maps<\/a>\u2014specifically, bemoaning the loss of physical weather maps on which presenters \u201cslapped magnetic clouds on to paper cutouts\u201d and their replacement by computer and satellite imagery\u2014is too, ah, much<\/em> to ignore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve seen a lot of nostalgic pieces about paper maps and the advent of digital maps (here\u2019s another one) that they\u2019re almost not worth mentioning. But this piece about TV weather maps\u2014specifically, bemoaning the loss… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[619,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1788113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-movies-and-television","category-weather-and-climate","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4456,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2017\/06\/cbs-boston-on-the-bpls-weather-maps-exhibit\/","url_meta":{"origin":1788113,"position":0},"title":"CBS Boston on the BPL’s Weather Maps Exhibit","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"7 June 2017","format":"link","excerpt":"CBS Boston has more on the Boston Public Library's exhibit, Regions and Seasons: Mapping Climate Through History (previously).","rel":"","context":"In "Antique Maps"","block_context":{"text":"Antique Maps","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/antique-maps\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1788049,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2019\/11\/humboldts-maps\/","url_meta":{"origin":1788113,"position":1},"title":"Humboldt’s Maps","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"8 November 2019","format":"link","excerpt":"Writing for Smithsonian.com, Greg Millar looks at the maps of pioneering naturalist Alexander von Humboldt. What\u2019s often omitted, however, in discussions of Humboldt\u2019s scientific legacy is the role that his pioneering maps and scientific illustrations played in shaping his thinking. 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There was immediate pushback: as CBC News reported last month, the maps included substantial areas of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Weather and Climate"","block_context":{"text":"Weather and Climate","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/weather-and-climate\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/flood-maps-fort-coulonge-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/flood-maps-fort-coulonge-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/flood-maps-fort-coulonge-1024x576.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/flood-maps-fort-coulonge-1024x576.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1785353,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2018\/04\/spacing-seeks-creative-maps-of-canadian-cities\/","url_meta":{"origin":1788113,"position":4},"title":"Spacing Seeks ‘Creative Maps’ of Canadian Cities","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"9 April 2018","format":"link","excerpt":"Spacing magazine is looking for \"creative maps\"\u2014by which they mean pictorial maps or map illustrations\u2014of Canadian cities. There has been an explosion of maps that are not necessarily meant to be used for directions, but instead are considered works of art and inspired imagination. 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