Monthly Archives: March 2011

What is Freezing Rain?

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Weather Guys Editor

When particles falling from clouds reach the surface as precipitation, they do so primarily as rain, snow, freezing rain, or sleet. Why are there different types of precipitation? It has to do with the ability of water to change phase. Continue reading →

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What are the Northern Lights?

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Weather Guys Editor

The northern lights, also called aurora borealis, are an evening light show seen as a diffuse glow or as overlapping curtains of greenish-white and sometimes red light. Auroras are triggered when the surface of the sun ejects a cloud of gas, called a coronal mass ejection. Continue reading →

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