Earth Science

Hurricanes can be one of the most terrifying things to experience with their intense howling winds and damaging floods.  It is always best to evacuate your house, especially with the more serious hurricanes, but in some cases, it is not…
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As a child I remember a particularly stormy afternoon at summer camp.  We were racing away from the large stream where we had been cooling off when a huge (to my little mind at the time) bolt of lightning struck…
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Back in school, generally in earth science in whatever grade one took that course in, a lot was taught about the makeup of our atmosphere. Like an onion that has layers, any remember that the atmosphere also comes in layers….
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From observation it can be safely assumed that British summers are getting wetter but conversely the British winters are getting slightly warmer. Only now at the beginning of November is Britain beginning to feel the first bite of winter, which…
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Air quality is an important factor today, not only for the protection of those who live and breath the air, but as an indicator as to how well we are doing in decreasing pollution in the atmosphere. Every day concentrations…
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Predicting the weather is a little bit like delivering the mail. If you get it right, no one notices. If you get it wrong, everyone does. Compounding the problem is the fact that predicting the weather is a substantially more…
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Winter ice storms, depending on the severity, can bring down tree limbs, cause wide spread power outages, and create hazardous ground conditions for roads and sidewalks by coating everything is a layer of ice. These storms can cause extensive property…
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The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) has a rich history reaching back to the WWII era. While few people outside of JTWC’s forecasting AOR (Area of Responsibility) or members of the military are aware of JTWC, it has played a…
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After the first frost, but before the first snowfall, can come days or even weeks of warm sunny days. It is a time without storm, when a haze hangs in the still air and winter holds back and waits. In…
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The Philippines is no stranger to typhoons. Over the years, typhoons, like unwanted visitors wreak havoc and destruction to an already impoverished nation. Each direct hit amounts to millions worth of damages and thousands of families displaced. Well, the fact…
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