The Effect of Air Pressure on Tide Heights
High air pressure leads to lower than expected tides. The opposite is also true: low air pressure leads to higher than expected tides. We can…
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How to Tell If You Are Looking at a Storm Cloud
If we see clouds growing taller, it is a sign that showers and storms are more likely than days when the clouds are flat and…
The Scintillating Secrets of Twinkling Stars
A guest blog about the secrets of scintillating stars by Dan Bennett Most of us know what stars are (“I always thought they were balls…
What is the Planetary Boundary Layer?
From The Secret World of Weather: The lowest part of the atmosphere is the only area strongly influenced by the sun’s radiative heating of the…
Which Way Are We Looking?
Which direction are we looking in this picture? North, East, South or West? There are many clues. *** Spoiler Alert, here comes the answer… ***…
Gauging Distance
Our brain uses a number of tricks to gauge distance. One is noticing that when we see a range of hills, the further away they…