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Click here to listen to episode 349 of Weather Break
On yesterday’s episode of Weather Break, we learned that the difference between a “hurricane” and a “tropical storm” is technically just the speed of the winds.  However, the winds that a tropical cyclone are able to produce are generally a good indicator [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 348 of Weather Break
As we approach the peak of hurricane season in the Atlantic later this fall, you’ll be hearing more and more about hurricanes and tropical storms.  What are the differences between “hurricanes” and “tropical storms”?  On today’s episode of Weather Break, Dr. Jon [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 347 of Weather Break
When air parcels with different properties mix, the result air that is more like the “average” of the two original air parcels.  For example, when you mix cold air and warm air, you end up with air with a temperature somewhere between the [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 346 of Weather Break
Over the years here on Weather Break, we’ve talked a lot about satellite meteorology and the use of weather satellites to monitor the weather and climate of the world.  Many of these weather satellites are in what are called “polar” orbits.  NASA has [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 345 of Weather Break
So far, the summer of 2008 has seen temperature that are well below normal across much of our part of the country.  However, this certainly has been a HUMID summer, caused (in part) by the heavy rains we experienced back in June.  On [...]

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