Self-tutoring about weather terms: the tutor mentions one he’s wondered about. To my understanding, we don’t often get snow squalls on the west coast; I can’t recall seeing them in a forecast out here before now. I have heard of …
Self-tutoring about outdoor phenomena: the tutor mentions the half-frosted staircase. Last night, out walking, I began climbing a concrete staircase. It was bare on its lower half, but was frosty from its middle to its top. I wondered why this …
Self-tutoring about weather: the tutor mentions a couple of terms he’s managed to connect. As I recall, here on Canada’s west coast, we used to hear about Pineapple Express weather systems back from 2000 to 2012 or so. As I …
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Self-tutoring about west coast weather, the tutor mentions el niño. I’ve heard 2023-24 could be under the influence of el niño, which isn’t too surprising. It’s been warm and wet this fall, which has been welcome. Perhaps, when I first …
Self-tutoring about weather events: the tutor mentions a way to estimate how distant a lightning strike was. Last evening, there was intermittent lightning and thunder. At one point I thought it was over, but then a flash reached the corner …
Self-tutoring about weather: the tutor gives a basic explanation of why snow events happen. The following is my understanding of how snow develops. There are two types of weather systems: high pressure areas, and low pressure areas. High pressure areas …
Self-tutoring about the weather: the tutor mentions a new experience. Around lunchtime today, I started hearing heavy rain. Someone went to the window: looking outside, they mentioned there was hail mixed with the rain. I wasn’t too surprised; the forecast …
Self-tutoring about weather terms: the tutor mentions squall. squall: a sudden increase in wind speed by at least 30km/h and staying at least 40km/h for one minute or more. More generally, a squall can be a pronounced, but local, weather …
Self-tutoring about weather: the tutor looks into the difference between sleet and freezing rain. Both sleet and freezing rain result from liquid raindrops originating in a layer of warm air, then falling into a layer of cold. If they freeze …
Self-tutoring about weather: the tutor mentions a phenomenon he’s rarely witnessed, but undoubtedly did this evening. Thundersnow is real – it just happened here. Lightning has flashed twice – the first seemingly as close as if a person was taking …