Weather Break

Click here to listen to episode 244 of Weather Break
On yesterday’s episode of Weather Break, Dr. Jon Schrage introduced the topic of tehuantepecers, which are extreme wind storms in Central America as cold air that is dammed up against the mountain ranges of Mexico and Guatemala accelerate through narrow passes and [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 243 of Weather Break
Many local wind phenomena have names that sound funny to people in other parts of the world. For example, most people would think that the term “Santa Ana Winds”  is strange and maybe a little blasphemous, but residents of southern California know [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 242 of Weather Break
Ski resorts pretty much only make money in the winter if there is enough snow on the ground for guests to be able to ski.  Snowmaking, therefore, becomes an important part of management’s strategy, extending the skiing season and covering bare spots [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 241 of Weather Break
Mark Twain once wrote that everyone talks about the weather but no one does anything about it.  Meteorologists and atmospheric scientists are often asked why they can’t control weather, especially during particularly bad weather like the recent cold air outbreak.  On today’s [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 240 of Weather Break
The recent cold temperatures across much of the country happened as an extremely cold, Arctic air mass slipped south across North America behind a strong cold front.  Anyone who spent much time outside recently probably found himself wishing that a warm front [...]

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