Description : What is the summer monsoon?
Last Answer : In summer the land warms up more quickly than the sea. A large low pressure area forms over the land. Cool air from the sea blows towards the land. This blow of air towards the land is called summer monsoon.
Description : What is a low-pressure area?
Last Answer : In a place where the air is warm, the air pressure will be less than the surrounding area. This area is called a low pressure area.
Description : What is a thermal?
Last Answer : When air heats up it expands and becomes lighter then begins to rise. This rising air is called a thermal.
Description : What is wind? How are winds caused?
Last Answer : When air moves (or blows) then it’s called the wind. It caused by the temperature of the layer.
Description : How does the atmosphere protect the earth from becoming too hot?
Last Answer : Atmosphere blocks the harmful rays of the sun and some reflected back into the space and some are absorbed by the clouds and dust particles. So due to this earth is not become too hot.
Description : What is air made up of?
Last Answer : Air is the made up of different gases, which are invisible. We cannot see them. Nitrogen and oxygen are the two important gases in air.
Description : What is the atmosphere?
Last Answer : Atmosphere is the layer of the air around the earth.
Description : Does a little bit of rain or snow damage a building being constructed?
Last Answer : Like mold.
Description : Is snow clearing after a snow storm an essential service?
Last Answer : Depends on the city and the amount of snow and weather prediction. Personally, I like my city to do nothing and let people have a break from routine until it melts, since snow rarely lasts more than a day or two here.
Description : Why is the side walk on this side bone dry, and on the other side snow from 48 or so hrs ago?
Last Answer : Sunlight blocked on other side?
Description : Is your snow finally gone?
Last Answer : We’ve had two really warm days and it feels like spring. But we still have some snow.
Description : If you live in the Northeast USA, are you ready for "Bombo-Genesis," aka The Blizzard of the Century, 24-36 inches of snow?
Last Answer : answer:Leave work before it starts. A lot of people will have your same plan and the roads will be ridiculous. All morning people will be using the roads to buy groceries, salt, and flashlight batteries. Don’t forget to plug up your bathtubs and fill them with water.
Description : So - how much snow did you get?
Last Answer : We (eastern MA) got about 18 inches. It was very light snow, however. It was a strange storm. There were towns near us that got < 10 inches, while a few miles away had near 25 inches.
Description : Which snow type corresponds with the kind that looks like small white couscous?
Last Answer : Graupel.
Description : Who else is expecting serious snow and possible power outages tomorrow and Sunday?
Last Answer : Don’t forget the flashlights, candles and gas for the generator. Sorry Gail, I hope it isn’t too bad for you.
Description : What could actually be another use for a large snow shovel in a heavy, low-visibility snowstorm?
Last Answer : Air guitar?
Description : If it didn't snow in the parts of the world where it usually does, what would happen?
Last Answer : There would be an impact on the environment since areas that get a lot of snowfall count on it for a source of water, but the vegetation could eke out one or two low- or no-snow years.
Description : How much snow in feet or meters have you seen from one storm and how long did the snow stay on the ground?
Last Answer : answer:17 inches. First day of spring 1967! In the South, it doesn’t stay there long. I would move….not for me my friend.
Description : What is the best way to knock down some huge snow piles?
Last Answer : Use someone else’s car to do it.
Description : Are you currently snowed in? What are your snow day activities?
Last Answer : I’m not snowed in, though too cold for me out there, so I play on Fluther. I do have to venture out tomorrow morning though, but I will be shopping for clothes, so I won’t be put off by the snow….hopefully!
Description : Do you think if it rained only once every few years it would have the same type of reaction as snow gets?
Last Answer : Hmmm I guess I never thought of it as much. But I would presume that if it did rain every couple of years, people would be more appreciative and more likely to enjoy themselves in it and ultimately ... here in So. California don't really like the rain all too much, but despise the heat in summer.
Description : How do the weather people estimate the amount of snow or rain that will fall in a given period?
Last Answer : However they do it, they are often wrong.
Description : Anyone besides me being pasted again by snow and ice, and more to come?
Last Answer : And I should add that it is still officially autumn.
Description : How much snow has fallen this winter in your area?
Last Answer : here in Memphis, TN, we’ve seen about 2 flakes of snow, I think…but it could have just been trash or something. I’d say this is the least amount of snow we have seen in years.
Description : In general, do you prefer rain or snow when you're walking outside?
Last Answer : yeah I agree snow is so much better especialy when you get home and you can drink something hot.
Description : How's the weather where you are?
Last Answer : It was 7°F when I left for work this morning, which is an improvement from yesterday’s -1°F. It’s currently a balmy 23°F, however (in MA).
Description : Northeast US jellies, are you prepared for the coming blizzard?
Last Answer : Making chili tomorrow and chocolate bars on Saturday so I guess I’m prepared!
Description : Are any of our southeastern Jellies experiencing the storm yet?
Last Answer : Redacted by me because apparently I can’t tell the difference between north and south.
Description : Are there ever days where there is precepitation in all 48 contiguous states on the same day?
Last Answer : I wonder if there’s proof of rain/snow covering the whole earth for a prolonged period.
Description : What would the climate be in each continent if Earth was opposite?
Last Answer : There is a phenomenon called Pole Reversal see this which flips North Pole to South, and so on. Apparently it happens frequently (in Geologic time frames) read this too Lots of science fiction has been ... phenomenon. Do a search for Pole Reversal Fiction and you'll see how authors think about it.
Description : Do you have a feeling that the world's weather is going a bit crazy?
Last Answer : No
Description : Weather app with past events?
Last Answer : I don’t know about apps, but there is at least one great web page that does that, for the known history of weather around the world, even.
Description : Anyone here familiar with Farmers Almanac?
Last Answer : I just saw an online article, that Farmers Almanac is predicting another tough winter for Texas. We don’t want to deal with that crap again. Someone tell me they are full of it. Please.
Description : Does the State of Texas’ Weather Modification program impact storms in the Gulf?
Last Answer : No, they wouldn’t waste the money on cloud seeding that produced no good for the state. Cloud seeding is usually done to promote rainfall for crops or to eliminate fog around air ports.
Description : Does it really start to rain most frequently between 5:00 - 6:00 PM, or does it just seem that way?
Last Answer : She’s like it sometimes. Just relax and enjoy it.
Description : Are you getting an early Summer heat wave, similar to the one we are experiencing here in Western Canada?
Last Answer : Hell to the no. But I know it’s coming.
Description : How do you think Biden caused the Texas power outage?
Last Answer : I can't even believe that total bullshit. I do have Texans on my Facebook writing that Texans got out and helped each other, we don't need the government. I'm pretty sure every single ... . I have just as many Texans furious about the situation and certainly are not blaming the central government.
Description : Are you in the US Southern states dealing with the frigid weather?
Last Answer : Nope. I’m in the frozen northlands. The winters suck here, but we at least know how to deal with them.
Description : Will the cold blast in Texas and other parts of the south help push solar energy for houses?
Last Answer : Better to institute a carbon tax and let people sort it out for themselves. Texans should probably have solar panels everywhere, anyway, considering their massive needs for cooling. If they don’t it’s probably because other energy sources are improperly cheaper.
Description : Do you believe that no two snowflakes are alike?
Last Answer : I’m checking. This could take awhile…
Description : Why is it called a nor'easter when the weather actually arrives from the south or southwest?
Last Answer : It is moving to the North East
Description : Do you think that nuclear war would stifle plans to reduce global warming, curtail settlement on other planets and lead to less globalisation of consumer products?
Last Answer : I think this is something that we really need to try, to be sure. I think that any speculation about what would happen (or not happen) as a result of nuclear war is just pure spitballing. No ... billions of people would be dead but the environment would be much improved. The Sierra Club's wet dream.
Description : How's the weather over there?
Last Answer : I am in NY today.. The 89 F here is much more uncomfortable than the 95 F in California on Saturday when I went running at noon.
Description : Do you think they're making mountains out of mole hills about the weather again?
Last Answer : Don’t confuse weather with climate. Climate change refers to the worldwide, long term changes, which scientists have been tracking for years. And yes, changing our habits worldwide could delay the inevitable.
Description : What is hydrocution?
Last Answer : Thanks for pointing this out. The take away message is: “Enter cold water gradually.”
Description : Do some cities water plants during rain, and why?
Last Answer : Probably to make sure that each has there designated amount of water as rain only covers the surface.
Description : Will our Tweeter-In-Chief call today's record high temperature in Western NY an example of Global Warming?
Last Answer : Our sixth graduate will cluck and crow about how he’s smarter than all the scientists and generals, and members of Congress. He is singularly the smartest person he knows !! Just ask him.
Description : Midwesterners in the frozen zone: are you ok? Please check in.
Last Answer : I live in a place that is 65 degrees. I texted my cousin in Chicago and she texted me back a picture of an upraised middle finger. I called my other cousin who is a farmer in Illinois and he is ... of Michigan had her pipes freeze up but the heat was working. She called a plumber and got it fixed.
Description : What's the coldest temperature you have ever been out in? and where was it?
Last Answer : Well, I can’t really answer the question. I can tell you the coldest cold I’ve ever felt, but I didn’t stay out in it. And really, I haven’t spent the time outside in winter like I did as a kid so all the cold I experience is brief.
Description : For those who live in the northern hemisphere, how has your winter been so far?
Last Answer : We have had below freezing mornings, and a fair amount of rain in our temperate Coastal Norther California Area. Normal winter!