Winter Storms: The Ultimate Challenge
In recent years, especially the years 2017 and 2018, winter storms have been incredibly hazardous. All over the northern hemisphere, there have been devastating disasters. The East Coast of the USA has had one Nor’easter after another. This is creating feet of snow...
Imperial Measurements Vs. Metric Measurements
Celcius or Fahrenheit Differences As we look at reading temperatures, why are some using Imperial measurements while most others use Metric measurements? Do you know the difference? Well, let's first look at what the different measurements are. Metric Measurement...
What Is Hard Rime and Soft Rime?
Ice Crystals dangling Introduction Rime refers to a coating of ice. It is the buildup of ice usually in the form of small white crystals which occurs when small liquid droplets freeze upon making contact with a cold surface. There are two types of rimes depending on...
Rain Smelling Like the Lake Could Be Lake Effect
Lake Effect Snow and Rain Lake effect Snow is something that is common almost every winter. It receives a lot of attention in the press but what about Lake effect Rain? Is there anything like that? Well, the argument sometimes is that Lake effect Rain isn’t exciting...
Red Sprites: A Rare Weather Phenomenom
Rare Weather Phenomenon Red Sprites It is not every day you get to capture footage of some new or unusual weather phenomenon, and Red sprites are just one of them. How many times have you come across a video of jellyfish-shaped streaks in the sky? They are called Red...
Monitoring the Co2 in the Earth’s Atmosphere
Introduction Climate Change monitoring CO2 in the atmosphere has been linked to climate change. Climate change is one phenomenon that has created much-heated debate among experts and non-specialists. While some argue that the notion has been exaggerated to score some...