Good evening! I’m bringing you a late night look at an article about Tornado Risk Analysis by P. Grady, Andrew Mercer, Jinmu Choi, and Jared Allen, enjoy! Summary: We’re introduced really early on in the…
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Revisiting the 1963 New Years’ Eve Southern Snowstorm
Throughout history, the south has naturally found itself without many white winters and it’s okay. As a normal routine, southerners have gotten comfortable with an occasional cold snap the break up the mild fall temperatures…
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Hurricane Elena and its Impacts on the Gulf Coast (1985)
Making landfall in September of 1985, Hurricane Elena was one of the most unpredictable tropical weather events in the United States. Elena repeatedly deviated from the projected hurricane path, making a two day anti-cyclonic loop…
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Review: ‘‘Bookend Vortex’’ Induced Tornadoes along the Natchez Trace
Good morning all! I’ve got another article review for ya as you look to enter your lunch break; take a quick read, and have a great rest of the day! This article, ‘‘Bookend Vortex’’ Induced…
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Review: Uncertainty of Tropical Cyclone Best-Track Information
Good evening lads and ladies! I’m here to bring you yet another article review! If you haven’t caught on to it, I post these twice a week and I provide a summary, 3 points I…
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The Graphene Problem
I was actually thinking about this the other day. I was listening to an old StarTalk Radio Podcast. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was interviewing the makers of the Big Bang Theory and they got ont he…
Review: Numerical Guidance Methods for Decision Support in Aviation Meteorological Forecasting
Happy Tuesday weather wackos! This article I got to choose myself rather than just simply being given one that Nick found thought-provoking. So upon reading this one, I realized that I created my own demise…
Review: Comments on Cloud Seeding
Hello weather world! I have my most recent review of Edwin Kessler’s, Comments on Cloud Seeding. Take a look: Summary Kessler outlines the origin of seeding as discovered by Schaefer which required stimulation via frozen…
Article Review: The Impact of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on Winter and Early Spring U.S. Tornado Outbreaks
In recent years, interest in seasonal forecasts of the frequency and severity of severe weather has grown, especially since 2011. The year was an extreme for tornado outbreaks, resulting in over 500 deaths, thousands of…
Article Review: Ranking of Tornado Outbreaks across the United States and Their Climatological Characteristics
With nearly 1700 tornadoes confirmed, 2011 was one of the most prolific years for tornadoes in the United States. This ranked the second highest annual total since 1950. Also, with 553 casualties, it was the…
