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Professional meteorologist, blog currently inactive.

TS FLOSSIE takes aim at Hawaii: Why is it so invulnerable to hurricanes?

Surfs up! Flossie is about to begin lashing Hawaii’s big island with strong winds, heavy rain, and some big waves. … More

big island, Flossie, gyre, Hawaii, hurricane, Hurricane Iniki, jet stream, Jurassic Park, Kaui, Maui, meteorology, Pacific High, sea surface temperatures, tropical depression, tropical storm, trough, weather, wind shear

Climate Change at the bottom of the world, don’t forget about penguins!

Good morning everyone, I love penguins, hands-down favorite animal. I felt that way as a kid and I haven’t heard … More

adelie penguin, albedo, antarctic climate, artic climate, chinstrap penguin, climate change, emperor penguin, gentoo penguin, glaciers, ice melt, king penguin, krill, meteorology, penguins, polar climate, polar penguins, rising temperatures, sea ice, weather

A Peek At Your Weekend Forecast

Originally posted on riverhawk weather:
As we enter the middle of summer, we here at Riverhawk Weather know that like many…

Two Articles that caught my eye this week; glass rain and weather balloons

Good evening, First of all I’d like to say “Thank you” and “Welcome” Wildcard Weather’s new followers. Don’t forget to … More

albedo, climate, electric fields, glass rain, Hubble telescope, lightning, meteorology, National Severe Storms Laboratory, nature, NOAA, NSSL, radiosondes, science, severe storms laboratory, severe weather, space weather, thunderstorms, weather, weather balloons

8 illuminating facts about clouds

From the great TED blog, a must-follow!

Is “Sharknado” the best weather movie ever? and Tornadoes in Hurricanes

When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace. And when the high-speed winds form … More

hurricane, meteorology, Sharknado, Syfy, tornado, weather, wind shear

A little info about your local weather report

Angry about those unclear TV forecasts? Don’t know what to do when there’s “isolated” showers predicted for your picnic? Take … More

forecasts, isolated showers, scattered showers, TV weathermen, weather report

Lenticular Clouds: The truth is out there

Good evening everyone. Are we alone? I think not, and sometimes this belief makes me see things in the sky … More

clouds, lee clouds, lee waves, lenticular clouds, meteorology, mountain waves, rain shadow, UFO, UFO clouds

The Double Rainbow: Behind the Magic

Hello again, It’s been a while since I last posted but the Stanley Cup will do that. The subject of … More

double rainbow, rainbow, reflection, refraction, visible spectrum, wavelength

This Man Wants To Power The World With Tornadoes

Hi all, Short post tonight. Saw this article and I had to share it. It’s from PopSci and it’s about … More

Atmospheric Vortex Engine, AVE, cloud seeding, energy, Louis Michaud, physics, PopSci, Popular Science, power plant, tornado, vortex, weather, weather modification

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