Click here to listen to episode 798 of Weather Break.
Earlier this month, the strongest tropical cyclone of 2010 hit the island-nation of the Philippines. This storm was officially known as Super Typhoon Megi. Typhoons are the same kind of weather systems as hurricanes, and typhoons in the Western Pacific get names, just like [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Hurricanes and Tropical Cyclones'
Super Typhoon Megi/Juan
October 27th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: Hurricanes and Tropical Cyclones
A Hurricane That Moved the Wrong Way
October 21st, 2010 · No Comments
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Hurricane season in the Atlantic is winding down for 2010, and it turned out to be a surprisingly active year for these storms. As of the writing of this episode of the program about a week about, there had been sixteen named storms in the [...]
Tags: Hurricanes and Tropical Cyclones
Classic Weather Break — “Father Hurricane” Benito Vines, S.J.
October 12th, 2010 · No Comments
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Since Weather Break originates on the campus of Jesuit university, from time to time we like to take the opportunity to mention some of the contributions made by Jesuits to the field of meteorology. Today we turn our attention to Father Benito Viñes, who was known [...]
Tags: Hurricanes and Tropical Cyclones · Jesuits and Meteorology
Classic Weather Break — Project Stormfury
September 16th, 2010 · No Comments
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In the past on Weather Break, we talked about the challenges associated with forecasting how the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico will move. We also mentioned that, once upon a time, meteorologists and atmospheric scientists actually considered deliberately spilling tanks of oil in front [...]
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Classic Weather Break — Three Hurricanes in Orlando in 2004, Part 3: Aftermath
September 15th, 2010 · No Comments
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Here on Weather Break, we are guilty of sometimes focusing on the most dramatic aspects of weather, forgetting that the “little things” of life can be changed dramatically by the weather. This week we’ve been talking with tropical meteorologist Brian Strahl about his experiences during the [...]