How do they determine the “feels like” temperatures for weather data?

Decoding “Feels Like” Temperature: What the Weather Report Really Means Ever glance at the weather forecast, see a temperature, and then step outside only to think, “Wait a minute, this feels nothing like what they said!”? You’re not alone. That’s because the plain old temperature is just one part of the story. What you really

What temperature do small meteorites have on impact

Asked by: Theresa Miller How hot is a meteorite impact? Entry into the atmosphere When they plow through the atmosphere, meteors are heated to more than 3000 degrees Fahrenheit, and they glow. Meteors are not heated by friction, as is commonly thought. A phenomenon called ram pressure is at work. A meteor compresses air in

Why are South African mountains short and flat?

Asked by: Theresa Miller These are a product of the glacial and geological history of the region. The flat hills are capped by hard, resistant dolerite. This is solidified lava that was forced between the horizontal strata of the sedimentary rocks (which make up most of the Karoos geology) through high pressure. Why are mountains

Why do cold-core lows slope towards the cold air with heigth? How to show mathematically that wind intensifies with height in this case?

Why Cold-Core Lows Lean Towards the Chill: A Weather Geek’s Explanation Okay, so weather, right? It’s this crazy dance of hot and cold, high and low, and sometimes, it throws us curveballs like cold-core lows. Ever wonder why these systems, unlike hurricanes, are the strongest way up high and seem to slant towards the colder

Do northern lights (aurora borealis) show the same visual activity all along their visible latitude range?

Chasing the Lights: Do Northern Lights Put on the Same Show Everywhere? The Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, are simply breathtaking. I mean, who hasn’t dreamed of seeing those shimmering curtains dance across the night sky? They’re a bucket-list item for a reason! But here’s a question I’ve often pondered, and one you might have

Why does the Inter tropical Convergence Zone shift?

Asked by: Vanessa Martel The shifting of ITCZ is the result of the Earth’s rotation, axis inclination and the translation of Earth around the Sun. Seasons are the result of this. ITCZ moves toward the hemisphere with most heat, wich are either hemisphere summers. Why are the tropics shifting? Earth’s tropics are expanding poleward and

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