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Polar Vortex Most people associate the polar vortex with bone-chilling winter temperatures, but the Polar Vortex is actually a year-round phenomenon! -a massive atmospheric whirlpool of cold air, circuling Earth's poles, that is until it breaks free!
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Basic Radar Topics While most of us just see weather radar as colorful blobs moving across our screens, this sophisticated technology is a critical tool for tracking and predicting dangerous weather events and their potential hazards and paths. Understanding how to read radar signatures is an essential skill for anyone interested in severe weather awareness.
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Battle Creek 2024-06-15 What an epic chase day. ~18 hours of driving, Tyler caught his first tornado, and we got some great pictures! A relaxing chase day in Nebraska...one for the books.
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Kansas 2023-08-13 A fun mid-August chase on my way to Omaha for work. Limited on time and distance I could travel, I was fortunate to meet up with a cell and grab some phenomenal photos.
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El Niño and La Niña El Niño and La Niña describes the warm and cool phases of a cyclical climate pattern driven by ocean water temperatures and barometric pressure. These patterns have been occuring for centuries; however, their formation and impact on our season weather are often misunderstood.
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How Thunderstorms Form Just like the perfect loaf of bread requires more than simply combinging flour and water, a thunderstorm demands not just the presence, but also the precise choreography of certain ingredients in nature's atmospheric kitchen.
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Advanced Weather Topics What makes weather? High pressure at the surface? Cyclones? Low pressure and clouds? What does it mean and how does it happen?
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Basic Weather Topics Warm and cool air, wind and rain...what creates Earth's weather? In this article, we'll explore the core physical processes that make our dynamic weather happen here on planet Earth.
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