With modern technology hurricanes can now be predicted and residents given sufficient warning that one is headed towards their area. Even those who are not in the direct path of the storm and not under evacuation orders be affected by…
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Most people delight in the white winter landscape Mother Nature produces when it snows, but what happens when the snow makes you a prisoner in your own home? Cabin fever is a generic term for the anxiety disorder Claustrophobia, which…
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“Cabin fever” is a colloquial term for the claustrophobia or panicky feeling some people get when they feel like they’ve been shut in for too long. When you’re snowed in with no realistic way to go out and do the…
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Snow forms high up in the atmosphere, where the temperature is low enough for water to supercool, meaning it remains in a liquid state even below the normal freezing point of water. When a few molecules in a supercooled droplet…
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When people think of snow, chances are they think about how it feels (cold and wet) or how it looks (the white expanse of a picturesque Christmas card), but they probably don’t give much thought to its acoustic properties. How…
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Snowflakes are like human DNA: No two snowflakes are exactly alike. So when a particular, minute snowflake melts, it is gone forever. This is what makes them so fascinating! The next question that comes up is of course, the nagging…
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As your house withstands the ravages of extreme cold, battering winds, sleet and ice it takes a toll that requires yearly maintenance and repairs. Protecting pipes, cleaning gutters, keeping the roof in good repair and preventing exterior deterioration are a…
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How to get help if you get stuck in an avalanche? The quick answer is: pray as you’ve never prayed before. However, there’s more of a common sense solution. If you think you’re a good enough skier to do your…
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Snowflakes come from many snow crystals (or ice crystals). Most are not even one-half inch across. Larger snowflakes that are close to two inches form under certain conditions. This usually requires near freezing temperatures, light winds and unstable atmospheric conditions….
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A barometer is a geographical piece of equipment that is used to measure air pressure. It is calibrated in the imperial measurement inches. It can also be used with the metric unit millimeters or millibars. The type of air pressure…
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