Weather Archives
Monetizing the Weather Ideas
BusinessWeek: Weather Underground, a site that compiles local data collected by 24,000 weather geeks with sensors on their roofs, this week released a free→
Storm Chasing Tourism Ideas
I’m from California and we have earthquakes. It’s just part of living here for me, but I’m sure that people in the midwest are→
Leaf Guard Keeps Garages Clean Inventions
Every fall, when the leaves fall to the ground, there is a risk of leaves piling in your garage whenever the door is opened.→
Have Shovel, Will Travel Ideas
Turn snowmageddon into a windfall by starting your own snow-shoveling business. With help from Mike Stevens, owner of the industry newsletter Snowplow News, and→
Redesigning Snow Removal Inventions
Where there is a problem there is often an inventor nearby who is trying to find a solution. With snow falling in many different→
Niche: Raincoat With Umbrella Hood Inventions
People have been inventing new ways to stay dry for a while, but Athanasia Leivaditou’s combined umbrella rain coat takes it to a whole→
When David Sukhin was in sixth grade he created the DAS Automatic Snow Day Calculator. He’s now 16 and in 11th grade, according to→
Cabbie Invents Hands-Free Umbrella Featured
Any woman who has tried holding an umbrella in the rain while texting or rummaging around their handbag will know what a struggle it→
Yarmulke Too Hot? Ideas
According to the New York Daily News, this baseball cap is totally kosher. A Manhattan man has invented what he calls the “yamulkap,” a→
Building A Better Umbrella Inventions
The Wall Street Journal asks why is it so hard to design an umbrella that won’t collapse or flip inside out? After a rainstorm,→
Invention Finding Favor In Snowsports Inventions
The Otago Daily Times is reporting that a Wanaka entrepreneur’s snow-grooming invention will be shaping park features at two of the resort’s skifields this→
Just in case you missed it, the Washington, DC area has been hit by numerous snow storms this year. Some smart businesses used e-mail→
Faster computers, broadband connections and free public Wi-Fi are taking the fun out of snow days, reports USA TODAY. The federal government was shut→
That’s Snow Biz… Ideas
Back-to-back snowstorms on the East Coast have brought a blizzard of sales of shovels, groceries and booze. For airlines and department stores, the region’s→
According to the official weather service, the United Kingdom has just suffered through its longest spell of freezing conditions since December 1981. The recent→
It’s possible to profit from anything. Even freak weather. With the New Orleans area experiencing its lowest temperatures in 14 years, local businesses have→
Million Dollar Idea? Ideas
Mashable: Sometimes, all it takes is a simple and seemingly stupid idea. Today I was alerted to Web 2.0’s version of the Pet Rock,→
Chasing Lightning Ideas
Fortune Small Business: When a cool breeze breaks the desert heat and the faint scent of mesquite wafts through Tucson, photographers Jeff Smith and→
thats fit: Winter is known as cold season – and it’s not just because the temperatures are dropping. Your chances of catching a cold→
When Hurricanes Attack Ideas
Inc.: With the heart of the Atlantic hurricane season approaching, SCORE is offering free online small-business disaster preparation and relief tools. The new resources→
