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What is the Farmer’s Almanac forecast for winter?
The Farmers’ Almanac recently published its 2020-2021 winter forecast. For the Midwest region, it predicts a cold winter with normal to below-normal temperatures.
But don’t count on its forecast, as there is no proven skill. The Farmers’ Almanac does not share how it makes its forecast, so it cannot be judged scientifically. Continue reading
How accurate were forecasts of Hurricane Laura?
When Hurricane Laura made landfall just south of Lake Charles, Louisiana, at 2 a.m. Thursday, it did so as the strongest hurricane to strike the state in more than 160 years and one of the top 10 strongest landfalling storms in U.S. history.
By the time the storm came ashore 30 miles south of Lake Charles, it likely packed gusts to over 150 mph. Indeed, the peak gust at Lake Charles was 137 mph — truly incredible considering that the city is 30 miles from the coastline. Continue reading
Category: Meteorology, Severe Weather, Tropical
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Does the ozone hole occur over both poles?
The ozone hole refers to the appearance of very low values of ozone in the stratosphere.
The winter atmosphere above Antarctica is very cold. It occurs typically high over the continent of Antarctica, during the Southern Hemisphere’s spring. The cold temperatures result in a temperature gradient between the South Pole and the Southern Hemisphere middle latitudes, which results in strong westerly stratospheric winds that encircle the South Pole region. Continue reading
Category: Meteorology, Phenomena, Seasons
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What does the rest of the hurricane season look like?
On this date in 1969, Hurricane Camille, the second-worst hurricane in U.S. history, made landfall on the Mississippi coast with 190-mph winds at Bay St. Louis.
Camille claimed 256 lives. Continue reading
Category: Meteorology, Severe Weather, Tropical
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What are the “dog days of summer”?
The term “dog days of summer” refers to a time of hot and humid weather in the Northern Hemisphere, usually in July and early August.
The phrase is not a reference to lazy dogs lying around on hot and humid days. It refers to the stars in the sky. Continue reading
