Weather Break

Click here to listen to episode 569 of Weather Break.
O’Neill, Nebraska was the site of the 1953 “Great Plains Field Turbulence Project”, which also came to be known as “The O’Neill Experiment”.  This was one of the most important weather experiments in meteorological history; it truly forms the basis of much of what scientists know [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 559 of Weather Break.
One of the most prominent features of the geography of Nebraska would have to be the Sandhills. As they exist today, the Sandhills are real dunes–just like you would see in the Sahara, except that the region currently receives enough rainfall to enable a layer [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 558 of Weather Break.
One of the most prominent features of the geography of Nebraska would have to be the Sandhills. As they exist today, the Sandhills are real dunes–just like you would see in the Sahara, except that the region currently receives enough rainfall to enable a layer [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 557 of Weather Break.
One of the most prominent features of the geography of Nebraska would have to be the Sandhills.  As they exist today, the Sandhills are real dunes–just like you would see in the Sahara, except that the region currently receives enough rainfall to enable a layer of [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 016 of Weather Break.
Lake Effect Snow has been in the news a lot lately.  In the second week of February, parts of upstate New York received more than 140 inches of Lake Effect Snow.  Does Lake Effect Snow happen on the big reservoirs of Nebraska [...]

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