I was actually thinking about this the other day. I was listening to an old StarTalk Radio Podcast. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was interviewing the makers of the Big Bang Theory and they got ont he topic of the Graphene Problem. Sheldon was trying to figure out why electrons move through graphene with no mass. Turns out that at the same… Read more →
Happy Tuesday weather wackos! This article I got to choose myself rather than just simply being given one that Nick found thought-provoking. So upon reading this one, I realized that I created my own demise by choosing a topic that’s rather pertinent to my future career path but also neglecting to realize that this article may have been outside of… Read more →
Hello weather world! I have my most recent review of Edwin Kessler’s, Comments on Cloud Seeding. Take a look: Summary Kessler outlines the origin of seeding as discovered by Schaefer which required stimulation via frozen liquid droplets to transfer their vapor in result in cloud development. Furthermore, he suggests other theories would use additional research with this topic to alter… Read more →
In recent years, interest in seasonal forecasts of the frequency and severity of severe weather has grown, especially since 2011. The year was an extreme for tornado outbreaks, resulting in over 500 deaths, thousands of injuries, and more than $10 billion in damage. The 2011 season ranked the second-highest number of tornadoes since the 1950s, falling just short of the… Read more →
With nearly 1700 tornadoes confirmed, 2011 was one of the most prolific years for tornadoes in the United States. This ranked the second highest annual total since 1950. Also, with 553 casualties, it was the deadliest tornado year since 1936. The majority of these fatalities occurred during outbreaks, a group of tornadoes associated with a single synoptic-scale weather system. Outbreaks… Read more →
