Hello everyone! Thanks for taking the time to read my first research post. If you follow Nick on Facebook, you may have seen my post about climate change in our forecast area. I explained how…
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Deadly Texas floods contextual review
As many of you know, the weather here can be devastating and, sadly, deadly. It is no different in Texas. A lot of you have asked how all of this happened. I suspect much of…
Video: Explaining straight-line wind & treefalls
Most people assume that during high wind events, especially in thunderstorms, trees simply fall in the direction the wind is blowing. But in reality, the mechanics of tree failure can be a little more complex—and…
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Forecasting with a Partial Deck in Mother Nature’s Casino
Imagine sitting down at a poker table and watching the dealer remove the King and Nine of Hearts, the Ten and Three of Clubs, the Six and Jack of Spades, and the Four and Nine…
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Responding to your comments: NOAA firing 800 probationary employees
A lot of you read my post yesterday about NOAA firing about 800 people. I posted it as a follow-up to my initial post about reports I could verify that local offices would be impacted…
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Research: How does diurnal temperature range affect human health?
Hello there; thanks for taking the time to read this piece of research. For my final piece of research, I decided to change things up. Instead of looking at a specific weather phenomenon, I looked…
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Research: What is a derecho and what makes them significant?
Hello everyone! I appreciate you taking the time to read my third summer project. As with my other two projects, it is evident that I am a fan of severe and tropical weather. For my…
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Research: Is Tornado Alley Shifting to the East?
Hello everyone! Thank you for taking the time to read my second summer project. Instead of looking at a particular storm or event, I wanted to change things slightly. For my topic today, I wanted…
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Second research project: how weather models can improve upslope snowfall forecasting
Hello there; thanks for taking the time to read this research. This is my second piece of research for the summer, and I have decided to switch things up from my last research paper. This…
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Tropical Outlook for 6/29/24: Tropical Storm Beryl has formed; what should you expect?
Hello there. I hope that your Saturday is going well. We have quite a lot of new news regarding the tropics. As of yesterday evening, we officially have our second named storm of the season,…
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