Weather Tidbits: Geomagnetic Storm Scale
The geomagnetic storm scale is explored in this Weather Tidbits. A geomagnetic storm is a disturbance on Earth's magentosphere that is caused by solar wind and its interactions with the Earth's…
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Weather Tidbits: Aurora Formation
This Weather Tidbits explains how auroras are formed. Auroras form when solar wind, which are charged protons and electrons that are emitted from the sun; flow and follow the earth's magnetic field.…
Weather Tidbits: August Fog & Winter Snow Folklore
This Weather Tidbits explores the folklore of can August fog predict winter snow? The folklore states "For every foggy morning in August, it will snow that many days…
Weather Tidbits: Woolly Bear Caterpillar Folklore
Can the woolly bear caterpillar predict how winter will be? This folklore depends on the color of the woolly bear and the severity of winter. The more black than brown,…
Weather Tidbits: Random Leaf Facts
This Weather Tidbits involves random leaf facts. 200,000 is the average number of leaves on a mature oak tree while 360 dry leaves equals to one pound. One tree has…
Weather Tidbits: Stopping Distance
This Weather Tidbits explains the stopping distance for various types of weather. If you drive 40 mph on a dry road; your distance to completely stop your vehicle will be 80…
Weather Tidbits: Expected Leaf Foliage
This Weather Tidbits explores the average expected foliage for the United States. Northern areas see some light foliage arrive as early as late August and early September; while peaking from late…
Weather Tidbits: Why Do Leaves Change Colors?
This Weather Tidbits explains why leaves change their colors. It all starts in the spring and summer; the green color is from a pigment called chlorophyll where trees make energy from…
Weather Tidbits: Coastal Flooding Thresholds & Alerts
The 3 thresholds and alerts of coastal flooding are checked out in this Weather Tidbits. Minor coastal flooding involves shallow flooding; with a low threat of property damage along…
Weather Tidbits: Coastal Flooding & Hydrographs
It's all about coastal flooding in this Weather Tidbits. Coastal flooding is the flooding of land along the coast. This happens when the high tide is higher than normal; that…
Weather Tidbits: Wildfire Formation
This Weather Tidbits explains how wildfires form and what to do if you encounter one. Wildfires consists of weather conditions that are of dry vegetation, low humidity and wind; but wildfires are…
Weather Tidbits: Excessive Rainfall Outlook
This Weather Tidbits explores the excessive rainfall outlook. The Weather Prediction Center issues excessive rainfall outlooks for 3 days out with the probability of rainfall exceeding flash flooding guidance within 25…
Weather Tidbits: Tropical & Polar Seasons
This Weather Tidbits explores tropical and polar seasons. Tropical seasons are based on precipitation. It consists of a dry season which occurs typically between November and April or winter; while…
Weather Tidbits: Ecological Seasons II
This Weather Tidbits dives into the last three ecological seasons. Serotinal season deals with deciduous leaves changing colors especially in high latitudes. It also includes young birds maturing and preparing to…
Weather Tidbits: Ecological Seasons I
This Weather Tidbits discusses the first three ecological seasons. Ecological seasons are based on when certain floral or animals events happen (blooms or hibernation). It consists of six seasons, which are…
Weather Tidbits: Solar Seasons
Solar seasons are explored in this Weather Tidbits. Solar seasons are based on insolation (solar radiation); where the solstices and equinoxes are viewed as the midpoints of the seasons. Solar seasons change…
Weather Tidbits: Astronomical vs Meteorological Seasons
This Weather Tidbits discusses the differences between astronomical and meteorological seasons. Astronomical seasons are based on the Earth's position relative to the Sun. It uses solstices & equinoxes; while dates…
