Earth Science

Snowflakes come in many different formations and also vary in size too.  Looking at the flakes as they fall you can’t tell that they all have their own unique shape.  Some are standard types, while others are more elaborate and…
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There are quite a few types of frost and each have their own required conditions to appear, however there is two common factors that is required for frost to form. These are that vapor is present in the air and…
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The idea of a hurricane hitting the devastating oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico is a scary one.  You picture sheets of oil being blown inland, coating or killing all life in their path.  It remains to be seen,…
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Snow can be heavy or light depending on what type of snow is falling.  A snow blizzard requires a lot of wind and snow to produce the windy snow blowing effect that appears in times of a storm.  Snow appears…
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People have looked at the sky for centuries, both to enjoy its beauty and to evaluate the weather. Clouds are one of the things they study. Clouds are classified by their height, appearance, and origin. They are often the result…
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            “Ahhh, the weather outside is frosty,” the old Christmas Carol says, “let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!”  For our early settlers in the cold and snowy weather of New England, there was not much they could…
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As I write this, I see between two and three feet of snow piled up on a deck table.  Has this snow had an effect on me?  On my lifestyle?  Of course, because I cannot enjoy a meal outside due…
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Lake-effect snow is produced in the winter when cold winds sweep across large bodies of warmer lake water. The air mass moves swiftly across the lake, picking up water vapors which freeze and drop on the shore as lake-effect snow….
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Cold winds moving across large warm lakes are the result of lake-effect snow.  The water vapor is picked up by the wind, then it freezes before being taken to shore.  Narrow and intense bands of participation are produced by the effect.  Many inches…
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Frost is formed when surfaces are cooled to the dew point of the air.  It occurs when the air and surface is both below zero temperatures.  The size of crystals contained within the frost depends upon a few factors.  The…
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