Weather Tidbits: Medicane
A unusual weather event in the Mediterranean is explored in this Weather Tidbits. A medicane or mediterreanean hurricane is a tropical-like cyclone that brings heavy rain and gusty winds. These storms occur in…
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Weather Tidbits: Greenhouse Effect
The greenhouse effect is discussed in this Weather Tidbits. The greenhouse effect is the warming of an atmosphere by its absorbing and emitting infrared radiation; while allowing shortwave radiation to pass…
Weather Tidbits: Autumn Equinox
It's all autumn in this Weather Tidbits. The autumn equinox happened on September 22nd at 9:30 AM. This is when the sun is directly over the equator thus providing equal lengths of…
Weather Tidbits: Composition of the Atmosphere Part 2
The variable gases take over the composition of the atmosphere in this Weather Tidbits. 7 variables gases make up the atmosphere, consisting of water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, ozone,…
Weather Tidbits: Composition of the Atmosphere Part 1
The composition of the atmosphere, specifically the permanent gases are checked out in this Weather Tidbits. Nitrogen & oxygen make up 99% of the atmosphere, but other important gases…
Weather Tidbits: Earth's Four Spheres
This Weather Tidbits dives into the four spheres that make up the earth. The 4 spheres are the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere. The lithosphere is the rigid outer layer of…
Weather Tidbits: Wildfires
This Weather Tidbits explores wildfire production and spread. A wildfire is used to describe any uncontrolled fire burning through vegetation. They commonly occur in California, the French Riviera & parts of Australia; where…
Weather Tidbits: Air Quality Index
An issue that affects everyone on a daily basis is discussed in this Weather Tidbits. The air quality index (AQI), is an index of air quality that provides daily air pollution…
Weather Tidbits: Albedo
This Weather Tidbits checks out reflectivity. Albedo is the percent of radiation returning from a surface compared to that which strikes it or the reflectivity of the surface. Dark surfaces are known for…
Weather Tidbits: Urban Heat Island
This Weather Tidbits dives into urban heat island. The urban heat island effect, is increased air temperatures in urban areas contrasted to the cooler surrounding rural areas. The reason for cities…
Weather Tidbits: Acid Rain
Acid rain is the headline for this Weather Tidbits. Acid rain forms from cloud droplets or raindrops that combine with gaseous pollutants, that make falling rain acidic. The pollutants consist of sulfur…
Weather Tidbits: Pyrocumulus
A special cloud is explored in this Weather Tidbits. A pyrocumulus is a cumulus cloud associated with fire. They are commonly seen over wildfires but can occur with volcanic eruptions. The cloud is…
Weather Tidbits: Meteogram
An interesting way to view weather is explored in this Weather Tidbits. A meteogram is a chart that shows how one or more weather variables has changed at a station over a given…
Weather Tidbits: Superior Mirage
This Weather Tidbits checks out the other type of mirage, the superior mirage. A superior mirages is when an object appears higher than it actually is and commonly occurs over cold areas.…
Weather Tidbits: Inferior Mirages
Mirages are broken down in this Weather Tidbits. A mirage is a refraction phenomenon that makes an object appear to be displaced from its true position. They are created by light passing…
Weather Tidbits: Green Flash
Another optical phenomenon is explained in this Weather Tidbits. A green flash is a small green color that appears on the upper part of the sun as it rises or sets. This…
Weather Tidbits: Corn Moon
All eyes on the September full moon in this Weather Tidbits. The full moon in September is known as the corn moon, which peaked back on the 2nd. This full moon was…
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