Earth Science

It’s true that hurricanes can be predicted and watched as they form and grow. Their path is monitored, and the direct path and place of landfall can be fairly accurately predicted. It would seem then, that people should have more…
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As of late summer 2010, the only similarity between the 2005 and 2010 hurricane seasons is that both included named storms. In 2005 storms began appearing in late spring and the season was active in both the Atlantic and the…
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Fascinating Clouds Clouds have fascinated me since my early childhood. My friends and I used to lie on the grass in our front yard canopied by the huge weeping birch tree that had been planted at my birth. Our home…
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Hurricanes are some of the most dangerous forces of nature. They can last for days, and wreak devastation on everything and anything in their path. Those living in hurricane prone areas want, and need, to know when they are likely…
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A lot of news has been brought up lately that the planets temperature has been heating up. Most people call this Global Warming. Although Global Warming is a very controversial subject many people look past the label and agree that…
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Hurricanes are potentially deadly tropical storms. They are characterized as having high winds, more than 74 miles per hour, and areas of very heavy rainfall. For a hurricane to form, the ocean’s water temperature has to be above 79 degrees…
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The term “squall” comes from the world and the time of the sailing ship: It’s a sudden and fierce wind, and the storm that comes with it. Squall lines are lines of intense thunderstorms. Storms form in this way because…
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Myths and Misinformation Surrounding Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans As We Approach the 5th Anniversary On August 29th, 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit landfall in the Gulf and moved on.  On August 30th the levees in New Orleans failed.   As…
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If you’ve watched hurricane coverage at all, you’ve no doubt heard a storm described as a “Category 3 hurricane” or a “Category 4 storm” or “expected to be downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane shortly after landfall.”  Perhaps you’ve wondered…
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Is it a bird? A plane? A UFO? Weather balloons are sometime mistaken for unidentified fling objects, but they are actually floating weather stations in miniature; a collection of scientific instruments with the job of measuring temperature, humidity and atmospheric…
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