Aurora: named from the Roman goddess of dawn Northern Lights Aurora Borealis is known as the Northern Lights which happens in the Northern Hemisphere. Northern lights are caused by a collision of electrically charged particles from the sun as it enters the Earth’s atmosphere. They light up as they collide with gases like nitrogen and oxygen. Read More
HAIL! How is it Formed Ice pellets falling from the sky. Known as hail. How does this happen? Why are they small sometimes and other times large and damaging? As moisture gathers into the air from lakes, rivers, etc., they form cumulus clouds. They start to condense as they gather more and more moisture. As Read More
An almanac is a calendar that uses astronomical information and weather data. Almanacs list tide data, give the positions of the stars and forecast weather each day.
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.