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Entries from June 2007

It’s Not the Heat, It’s the Humidity

June 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

Click here to listen to episode 095 of Weather Break
HTML clipboardIt’s a cliche in the summer:  “It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity”.  Is this true?  Why does increased humidity decrease your comfort level in the summer?  Creighton University student Ross Caniglia investigates.

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Tags: Basic Meteorology · Water and Weather

The “Cap”

June 21st, 2007 · No Comments

Click here to listen to episode 094 of Weather Break
In today’s episode of Weather Break, Creighton University student Ross Caniglia continues his discussion about the kinds of details that need to be taken into consideration when making a thunderstorm forecast.  Today he focuses on the “cap”, also known as the “capping [...]

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Tags: Forecasting · Thunderstorms

Busted Forecasts

June 20th, 2007 · No Comments

Click here to listen to episode 093 of Weather Break
HTML clipboardSometimes the weather forecast, and sometimes the forecast is a “bust”.  What the heck is wrong with meteorology and meteorologists that they get it wrong so many times?  In today’s episode, Creighton University student Ross Caniglia discusses some of the complications [...]

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Tags: Forecasting · Thunderstorms

Forecasting Tornadoes

June 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Click here to listen to episode 092 of Weather Break
It’s a common belief that the sky will be “green” before a tornado strikes, but is this correct?  Is this how meteorologists predict tornadoes?  In today’s episode of Weather Break, Creighton University student Ross Caniglia talks with KPTM meteorologist Tyson Pearsall about [...]

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Tags: Tornadoes

How Tornadoes Form

June 18th, 2007 · No Comments

Click here to listen to episode 091 of Weather Break
Tornado season hasn’t been very active this year around Omaha, but that doesn’t mean that the “cool kids in meteorology” aren’t interested in tornadoes any more.  In today’s episode of Weather Break, Creighton University student Ross Caniglia interviews KPTM meteorologist Tyson [...]

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Tags: Tornadoes