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The Unpredictable Weather of Kyrgyzstan

The Unpredictable Weather of Kyrgyzstan

March 22, 2023

By Yannick Cocard In the summer of 2022, my friends and I were driving in the remote areas of central...

You Say “Sleet”, I Say “Snow Mixed With Rain”

You Say “Sleet”, I Say “Snow Mixed With Rain”

February 22, 2023

By Bob Henson During the last few days of February 2023, a sprawling, intense frontal zone was set to produce...

July 8, 2020 EF4 Tornado Story

July 8, 2020 EF4 Tornado Story

February 13, 2023

By Brad Nelson Gazing at this photo and where I was in this moment, I’m thinking “Is this real?”, “How...

How Blue Can A Blue Norther Be?

How Blue Can A Blue Norther Be?

November 22, 2022

By Bob Henson Temperature swings can be subtle, stunning, or somewhere in between, depending in large part on what you’re...

The Texas-Minnesota MCV – Bow Echo

The Texas-Minnesota MCV – Bow Echo

November 21, 2022

By Ted Best and Ruth Milburn Introduction The term “bow echo” refers to the appearance on a radar image (the...

What Makes a Rainbow?

What Makes a Rainbow?

October 7, 2021

Rainbows occupy an important place in mythology, culture, and language all over the world. They also helped inspire advances in...

Batter Up! How Higher Temperatures Impact Baseball Stats

Batter Up! How Higher Temperatures Impact Baseball Stats

July 9, 2021

By Brandon Koch and Anna Panorska Forget rain delays, temperature “is the most important meteorological variable affecting fly ball distances...

All the Colors of the Sky: Decoding Rainbows, Halos, and Coronas

All the Colors of the Sky: Decoding Rainbows, Halos, and Coronas

July 1, 2021

By Gunther Können What do you see when you look up? Clues to the state of the atmosphere are all...

Decoding the Sky: Identifying Clouds in Edvard Munch’s The Scream

Decoding the Sky: Identifying Clouds in Edvard Munch’s The Scream

June 8, 2021

By Fred Prata, Alan Robock, and Richard Hamblyn Art has an interesting role to play in weather observing. Paintings, sketches,...

Can We Predict Weather on Mars as We Do on Earth?

Can We Predict Weather on Mars as We Do on Earth?

May 11, 2021

By Dr. J. Cory Demko A very thrilling, nervous, and euphoric moment occurred back on February 18th with the touchdown...