Tornadoes are one of the most destructive forces that Mother Nature delves out to the earth’s inhabitants. This violently rotating column of air will make a wide and damaging path through areas of their choice at wind speeds of up…
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In a nutshell, absolutely nothing. The climate denial community make a big deal about a spike in temperatures called the Medieval Warm Period which occurred somewhere between 1000 and 1270 AD. This argument is used to suggest that the current…
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So it hit -10 degrees, and you thought it was cold this winter? True, exposed flesh can freeze in fifteen minutes at that temperature, even before factoring in the wind chill factor, but just imagine living in a place where…
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Rayleigh Scattering Makes the Sky Blue. Rayleigh scattering (pronounced “Ray-Lee”) is the light phenomenon that makes our skies blue. When sunlight passes through the atmosphere, light beams encounter tiny bits of dust on their way to the ground. These particles…
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The way that meteorologists track and forecast typhoons is a rather unique and sometimes very intense process which relies on many people contributing rather than just one. In this article we won’t be discussing forecasting or tracking in the manner…
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Dust storms need a source for lots of loose soil or sand. Deserts and arid plains subject to dry spells work splendidly. They also need the right weather conditions in order to kick up a lot of dusta certain set…
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Having grown up in Michigan and Illinois, I am sure that once January and February rolled around, my poor parents had to hear “I’m bored” at least half a dozen times a day. Raising my son in Florida did not…
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It’s a perfect morning for the kids. As dawn breaks, they look out their frosty bedroom windows and see that there has been steady snowing all night. All around outside the house, there is two feet of snow, with wind-blown…
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When shoveling 10” of snow from the driveway before setting out for the office, most of us take very little time to wonder at the beauty and complexity of snowflakes. But if you get the chance to examine some of…
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The International Commission on Snow and Ice devised a classification system in 1954, updated in 1985, that allows better understanding of the structure and stability of snow cover. Various groups, from scientists to hikers to skiers to road maintenance engineers…
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