Atmosphere And Weather
What are snowrollers?
By: Betty Carew
Snow rollers are a phenomenon that happens when the snow is just the right texture, temperatures are perfect and the winds are at just the right speed. Snow rollers are extremely rare to see in their true form and there are many meteorologists that have...
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What is lake-effect snow?
By: Betty Carew
Lake-effect snow is a weather condition where cold arctic air picks up the moisture produced by warmer water from a lake and deposits it in the form of snow in inland areas. When this cold air passes over warmer waters it forms clouds but these...
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What is hoar frost?
By: Betty Carew
A hoar frost are ice crystals that can form at ground level or above it, they can form in the air, in crevasses, in the deepness of glaciers and can be the major cause of avalanches under the right environment. Hoar frost has to have...
How lakes affect snowfalls: Lake effect snow
By: Greg Spinks
When the residents of the areas south of the Great Lakes hear or read the words “lake effect”, they know. Bands of lake effect snow can be significant, awesome and powerful; the storm bands can last for two or three days. The snow is...
What is lake-effect snow?
By: hailey
Lake effect snow is most often formed in northern America in the areas around the great lakes. This can occur tho anywhere large body's of water such as oceans, bays, gulfs and lake are present with the right properties in place. Lake effect snow is...
How to survive very cold temperatures
By: Jose Fenestra
Sub-zero Survival If you were to be thrown into an extremely cold environment with tools, there are several things you should do to survive. Winter clothing and shelter would have to be created in order to keep warm. Food and water would have to be...
Dangers of winter storms
By: Krystal Waldron
A myriad of people have the misconception that winter storms are snow storms. While this is true in one aspect, there are a vast array of other types of weather which is associated with winter storms. Many of these can be very hazardous and put...
By: Morgan Carlson
Why is snow white even though it's made of ice, which usually appears clear? Viewed with common logic, if snow is made of ice, shouldn't it be clear or translucent in appearance? Well, it's because it isn't ice, but a collection of ice crystals. While...
Should Scientists Allowed Divert Hurricane Major City Dooming Rural
By: Glenda K. Fralin
Has Robbing Peter to Pay Paul Ever Worked?Whenever we mess with Mother Nature, the weather, or any ecological system we pay back to nature what is demanded for our sins. Yet we seem to be toying with a subject that is yet another attempt...
What is the difference between smog and fog?
By: James Johnson
What is the difference between smog and fog. A very simple question, but one with some interesting complications.. Smog is defined in the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary as ": a fog made heavier and darker by smoke and chemical fumes; also : a photochemical haze caused...
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