Forecasting day-to-day weather and predicting what climate will be five years or 50 years from now have very different outcomes. Both processes use most of the same land, water, and sea parameters, but the range for climate forecasts can also vary due to human activity. For climate forecasts,...
As we move through August, some folks will reference it as being the “dog days.” What are they talking about?
We associate these “dog days” with hot weather. But it does not refer to living dogs being uncomfortable in the heat. Instead, the term is associated with a bright star called...
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True or False: Due to the Greenhouse Effect, the earth takes in more heat from the sun than it gives off.
FALSE: What greenhouse gases do is slow the release of heat. If the earth really...
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T or F: Due to the Greenhouse Effect, the Earth takes in more heat from the sun than it gives off.
An increase in temperature the higher you go in the atmosphere is called a ____ ____.
The eye of a hurricane...
It’s summer. It’s baseball season. Millions of people attend Major League games, just waiting for their favorite hitter to knock one into the seats. Fans contend with afternoon games that may be hot and muggy or just simply hot. I once went to a Rangers game while attending a...
Earth’s atmosphere, while it appears to go forever, is actually a very thin layer of air. Technically the atmosphere reaches out for thousands of miles, but over half of the atmosphere is within 4 miles of the earth’s surface. Think about driving 4 miles- it’s not very far. By the...
I don’t know about you, but this April was not what I was expecting or hoping for. Many days were 5 to 20 degrees below average, and below freezing temperatures occurred even during the last week of the month. How can we have such a cold spring when we are increasing global temperatures? ...
When thunderstorms are predicted for your area, weathercasters will often include information on the severity of projected storms. What does this information mean?
What makes a thunderstorm severe?
The National Weather Service defines a severe...
Mississippi and Alabama were recently hammered with severe storms and large-scale tornadoes. The damage that large high-speed tornadoes can cause is phenomenal and life-threatening.
Many have heard of the “F-Scale” or “EF-Scale” of tornado intensity. The F stands for Fujita, last...
If you ever take a few minutes to watch what happens to clouds in the sky, especially in March, you’ll see many puffy shaped clouds form and fall apart. You’ll see these clouds at other times of the year, but they are around a lot in March and April.
What clouds are puffy?
Cumulus clouds...
