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 …
Aerosols and melting snow
By: Marina Kobasiuk Snow has a varied life span across North America. In some regions after the first few snowfalls, the sight of it will …