Blizzards affect people by shutting down cities and transportation systems, damaging property, hurting the economy and causing injuries and loss of life. Blizzards affect the environment by damaging or destroying trees, plants and crops and causing flooding when large amounts of snow melt. The amount...
The air in our atmosphere contains a varying amount of water vapor, depending on the weather. When it's hot and humid, evaporated water can make up as much as 6 percent of the air we breathe. On cold, dry days it can be as low as .07 percent of the air's makeup. This air is...
Climate change affects the entire planet, causing droughts and famine, fires and floods, heat waves and monster blizzards, hurricanes and tornadoes, all of which has increased loss of life, limb and home. Still not convinced? Keep reading. All of these weather events also affect the world ...
Recently, Sheepdog had an appointment at the dentist for his 6-month cleaning. I always encourage him to give out his own email and phone number for those kinds of things because I do not keep his schedule during the week and I have enough people to coordinate without adding him to the ...
June's full moon is commonly known as the strawberry moon, a name that comes from the Algonquin Native American tribe in the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada and refers to the region's strawberry harvesting season (not the moon's actual hue). ...
Why does global warming make blizzards stronger? As the Earth and oceans get warmer, the atmosphere holds more moisture. This comes down as precipitation. So when it gets cold enough to snow, there will be more of it. Can the weather make arthritis worse? Syda Productions // Shutterstock ...
Why does global warming make blizzards stronger? Benoit Daoust // Shutterstock Why does global warming make blizzards stronger? As the Earth and oceans get warmer, the atmosphere holds more moisture. This comes down as precipitation. So when it gets cold enough to snow, there will be more of...
Why does global warming make blizzards stronger? As the Earth and oceans get warmer, the atmosphere holds more moisture. This comes down as precipitation. So when it gets cold enough to snow, there will be more of it. Can the weather make arthritis worse?
Why does global warming make blizzards stronger? Benoit Daoust // Shutterstock Why does global warming make blizzards stronger? As the Earth and oceans get warmer, the atmosphere holds more moisture. This comes down as precipitation. So when it gets cold enough to snow, there will be more of...
A lightning bolt is a discharge of electricity in the atmosphere. The strike equalizes the positive and negative charges in the air. It usually happens within clouds, but it can occur between the clouds and the ground. Why does thunder come after lightning?