What is the effect of typhoon on global weather patterns? How do tornadoes affect the cryosphere? How does the Coriolis effect affect hurricanes? How does the cryosphere affect hurricanes? Why does high wind shear destroy hurricanes? How do hurricanes cause erosion?
Blizzards are classified by strong, wintry systems that produce large amounts of snow (or blowing snow), and produce winds in excess of 35 miles per hour. Blizzards are also classified when their conditions cause low visibility, roughly less than 1/4 mile, for at least 3 hours. However, a...
Blizzards are classified by strong, wintry systems that produce large amounts of snow (or blowing snow), and produce winds in excess of 35 miles per hour. Blizzards are also classified when their conditions cause low visibility, roughly less than 1/4 mile, for at least 3 hours. However, a...
When Do the Seasons Start and End in 2025? First Day of Spring 2025: The Spring Equinox The winter solstice is the day with the fewest hours of sunlight throughout the year, making it the “shortest day” of the year. Thankfully, after we reach the winter solstice, the days begin to...
The storm caused blizzards and flooding from Colorado to the Midwest. What is a haboob? John D Sirlin // Shutterstock What is a haboob? Huge walls of dust are sometimes called a haboob which means “blown” in Arabic. They form when high winds push out of falling thunderstorms. A haboob...
El Niño is sometimes referred to as ENSO for El Niño–Southern Oscillation. The Southern Oscillation is a seesaw of air pressures on the eastern and western halves of the Pacific. See El Niño Pattern chart. Q. What is La Niña? A. La Niña is essentially the opposite of El ...
The West Coast has torrential rains. The Midwest has blizzards. And the Southern Plains have tornadoes. But the Eastern Seaboard sometimes receives all three — in the form a nor'easter. Contents What Is a Nor'Easter? Understanding Nor'easters Why Nor'easter and Not Northeaster? Notable ...
Lake-effect snow slammed New York this morning. But what makes lake-effect snow different than blizzards? Sign up for the 104.5 THE TEAM Newsletter Close to 3.5 million Americans are currently under Lake-Effect Snow Warnings, witha massive systemexpected to dump more than 30-inches of snow in...
As global average temperatures warm, weather patterns are changing. An immediate consequence of global warming is extreme weather. These extremes come in a lot of different flavors. Paradoxically, oneeffect of climate changecan be colder-than-normal winters in some areas. ...
How does the ocean floor keep track of magnetic fields? How does mass movement cause cliffs to retreat? Why does temperature increase with altitude in the stratosphere? What causes wedge tornadoes? What causes blizzards? Explain why eight-year-old Carolina feels like she is still riding the merr...