The 2012 snow forecast for the United States is encouraging for those yearning for a taste of winter after the dismal showing that mother nature provided last winter with mild temperatures and little snow in many regions of the country. After the record breaking summer heat wave and the extreme drought that has plagued much ...
El Nino. La Nina. Southern Oscillation. Arctic Oscillation. Northern Oscillation. What do these terms mean for us weather-wise and how will the 2012-2013 winter season proceed? Let’s just say that as I type, it’s sleeting like crazy and it’s 38 F in Northern Arizona. The terms, enumerated above, are names given to semi-regular climactic variations ...
Most people, even those who do not know Spanish, are familiar with the terms El Nino and La Nina. The first, of course, means boy or the boy child. The later means girl. Over the past twenty years or so, they both have become more commonly associated with weather phenomenon. Most people are quit familiar ...
The generic name tropical storm is applied to typhoons, cyclones and hurricanes. These storms form over tropical waters in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. In order for a tropical storm to form several different factors must come together. The water must be over 28C (80F) and deep enough to provide the energy needed to ...
