5 Reasons Why the Boundary Layer Needs More General Recognition
We spend our entire lives in it, but the average Joe on the street has most likely never heard of it. This article was made …
9 Need to Know – Severe Weather
#1 When you think about life-threatening weather, you might be quick to imagine a dark storm cloud with crashing thunder, flashes of lightning, howling winds, …
Don’t have a Thermometer? Listen to the Crickets
Now that summer is officially over and winter is barreling in full-steam, soon some of us may find ourselves daydreaming of those warm summer nights. …
Astronomical Refraction
By Dan Briscoe February 15, 2019 We have all seen refraction when a stick is placed in the water at an angle and the stick …
The Golden Gate Weather Engine
By Dan Briscoe February 17, 2019 “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” This quote, often erroneously attributed to Mark …
Winter Weather: Snow Squalls
Winter Weather: Snow Squalls By: Marina Kobasiuk Snow squalls are a specific type of winter storm that are not new, but predicting them has been …
AIR FLORIDA FLIGHT 90 ACCIDENT
AIR FLORIDA FLIGHT 90 ACCIDENT : Warren Qualley The article below appeared in the January 13, 2012, edition of the Washington Post. Sunday, January 13, 2019, marks the …
The First Experience –
Meeting Chris Cimino Every meteorologist has a beginning; a moment that made them realize that weather was their passion. For some, it was a significant …
Why so windy in the winter?
By: Chris Michaels Wind has been a big talking point in the eastern U.S. this past week, with multiple high wind alerts issued. It begs …