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Letting the Car Warm Up

March 11th, 2010 · No Comments

Click here to listen to episode 684 of Weather Break.
Many mechanics will tell you that you need to warm up your car before you go anywhere on a cold morning.  This unfortunately has nothing to do with making you comfortable for your drive — it has to do with letting the car’s fluids warm up [...]

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Tags: Basic Meteorology · Transportation · Winter Weather

Classic Weather Break: Black Ice

February 5th, 2010 · No Comments

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The weather of the last few weeks has featured bitterly cold nights with somewhat more mild days. These are perfect conditions for the formation of what we call “black ice” on road surfaces. What exactly is “black ice”, and how can drivers prepare for it? We [...]

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Tags: Transportation · Winter Weather

Black Ice

January 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Click here to listen to episode 460 of Weather Break.
The weather of the last few weeks has featured bitterly cold nights with somewhat more mild days. These are perfect conditions for the formation of what we call “black ice” on road surfaces. What exactly is “black ice”, and how can drivers prepare for it? We [...]

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Tags: Transportation · Winter Weather

Turbulence Aloft

January 19th, 2009 · No Comments

Click here to listen to episode 451 of Weather Break.
Like thousands of other meteorologists from all over the world, Dr. Jon Schrage of the Creighton University Department of Atmospheric Sciences was in Phoenix, Arizona last week for the annual meeting of the American Meteorological Society. The flight back from Phoenix was very rough due [...]

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Tags: Basic Meteorology · Transportation

Road Conditions in South Dakota

January 30th, 2007 · No Comments

Click here to listen to episode 002 of Weather Break.
Today, Creighton student Ross Caniglia interviews Mr. Jon Becker from the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT). Using a network of Road Weather Information System (RWIS) observing stations around the state, the SDDOT is able to gather information about weather and road conditions. This [...]

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Tags: Safety · South Dakota Weather · Transportation · Winter Weather