Weather Tidbits: Hurricane Formation
We turn things tropical in this Weather Tidbits with the formation of hurricanes. Hurricanes need 4 ingredients for the chance to thrive which are warm ocean temperatures above 80°, plenty of…
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Weather Tidbits: Weather Phobias
Psychology is applied to Weather Tidbits as weather phobias are discussed. These weather fears are real and are caused usually by negative experiences such as accidents, death or extension of other…
Weather Tidbits: Twilight
This Weather Tidbits focuses on the period between day and night known as twilight. Twilight is when the scattering of the sun's rays extend and reflect through the earth's atmosphere while being…
Weather Tidbits: Volcanoes
This Weather Tidbits explores the relationship of how volcanoes affect the weather. The biggest impacts globally is that it creates a cooling temperatures, along with some interesting looking sunrises and sunsets. It's short…
Weather Tidbits: Earthquake
We go geological on this Weather Tidbits, as earthquakes are checked out. An earthquake happens when two blocks of the earth's crust slip past one another creating an intense shaking of the surface.…
Weather Tidbits: Rainbows
One of the most beautiful weather phenomenons, the rainbow, is the main headline of this Weather Tidbits. This occurs when rain is falling in one part of the sky and the sun is…
Weather Tidbits: Dew and Frost
The 2 weather things produced by condensation are the main focus of this Weather Tidbits. Frost and dew occur on calm and clear nights and are fully formed by early morning.…
Weather Tidbits: Heat Transfer
The heat will be transferred in this Weather Tidbits. The 3 processes of heat transfer are conduction, convection & radiation. Conduction is the transfer from one molecule to another, while convection is…
Weather Tidbits: Uncommon Clouds
Lenticular and mammatus clouds may be uncommon but they are neat and are the focus of this Weather Tidbits. Lenticular clouds are smooth, round, lens-like shape that look like UFO or pancakes,…
Weather Tidbits: Cumulonimbus
The biggest cloud of them all is in this Weather Tidbits. Cumulonimbus clouds can range from a towering 40,000 to 60,000 ft. These clouds are known for heavy precipitation, but also capable of…
Weather Tidbits: Cumulus
This Weather Tidbits is about how the cumulus cloud plays a bigger role into the formation of another cloud. Cumulus clouds start off fairly innocent as a humilis, but if convection enters the…
Weather Tidbits: Stratocumulus
This low clouds end with the stratocumulus on this Weather Tidbits. This cloud type is known for its lumpiness but also its spectucular sunsets. The stratocumulus differs from the other two low…
Weather Tidbits: Nimbostratus
The precipitation picks up with this cloud as the nimbostratus becomes the focus of this Weather Tidbits. They are gray and low clouds, best known for bringing light to moderate rain or snow.…
Weather Tidbits: Stratus
It's all about the lowly stratus cloud on this Weather Tidbits. This cloud formation is the lowest of all the cloud types happening as low to the ground, which masks the ground creating…
Weather Tidbits: Altocumulus
The main headline on this Weather Tidbits is about the 2nd mid-level cloud which is the altocumulus. This cloud type is normally puffy and gray, that usually increases as a frontal system nears…
Weather Tidbits: Altostratus
Altostratus take full charge in this Weather Tidbits. These mid-levels clouds are commonly viewed ahead of a warm front. It's thickness determines the dimness of sunshine, which is known as a "watery sun"…
Weather Tidbits: Cirrostratus
The last of the high clouds is featured in this Weather Tidbits which is the cirrostratus. This thin cloud is formed from ice crystals and is known for producing halos, sun dogs &…
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