Tag: Weather and Climate

What You Don’t Know About an Anemometer

Anemometer is any instrument for measuring the speed of the wind. Weather monitoring and forecasting depend on anemometers. Having wind speed measurements from many places, allows people to study patterns in the weather.

Some Tidbits About El Niño

The world’s weather can be completely thrown off balance by a chaotic weather extraordinary event known as El Niño (El-NEEN-yo). El Niño’s influence on the weather is second only to the changing of the seasons. It is a complex, irregular series of climatic changes affecting southern hemisphere.

What Is So Fascinating About a Tornado?

Fascinating? Like something from a horror movie. Tornadoes in the most basic definition is a rapidly, rotating column of air. They are a mystery. Sometimes you see them, and sometimes you don’t. They play peek-a-boo with the landscape.

Instant Weather for the Weather Junkie

There are a number of people who like to observe the weather channel so as to understand what weather to expect throughout the week.  You may be part of the dilemma, which I like to refer to as the “Weather Junkie.” Who are these people? Immediately upon awakening they look to their weather app and Read More