Weather, Climate, and Other Science Topics
By now, I’m sure you’ve all heard of the infamous “polar vortex.” While this term has been in the meteorological literature since 1853, it sprung into the vernacular during the 2013-2014 winter, which featured repeated arctic outbreaks that punished the Midwest and Northeast with record low temperatures. The first “Sharknado” movie was released in the […]
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 2:52 P.M. October is the foggiest time of year for the Puget Sound region, and we talked about fog today in my Atmospheric Sciences 101 class with Cliff Mass. I am still amazed by how many specific types of fog there are. We talked about radiation fog, advection fog, upslope fog, […]
Friday, December 11, 2009 1:09 A.M. (yes, you heard that right. I took a huge nap this afternoon so I’m wide awake now) The models are still in very, very little consensus on what is going to happen. Scott Sistek of Komo4 said he wished that there was a question mark icon for the forecast […]
