People who study the weather are called meteorologists. There are some people who feel that meteorologists are only studying meteors but this is not true at all. Meteorologists are people who...Read More
Tornadoes that form over water are called waterspouts. There are three categories of waterspouts: tornadic waterspouts which form downward over water and have the probability to move from land to...Read More
The term flank means to be to the side of anything. If soldiers are flanked, they are split and one group goes to one side of the object and the other group goes to the other side of it. In the...Read More
Common weather problems occur on Earth. Scientists have designed a measurement system to determine how strong these weather problems are. Tropical cyclones are classified by force and winds using...Read More
The Equinox is when the middle of the Earth passes by the middle of the sun. When this takes place, the amount of time during the day equates to the amount of time during the night. This happens...Read More
Known as El Nino, this weather pattern includes a warming trend. It is truly a phenomenon. El Nino has to do with the ocean and its currents. The current from the colder water moves or is drawn...Read More
Air pressure will always flow from high pressure to low pressure. This is why a tornado shows up when there is a high pressure front moving into a low pressure front - with cold air and hot air...Read More
The vortex is where the air spins around a line which is usually located in the center. The use of wind or a strong air flow is needed in order for the vortex to continue its pattern. Vortexes...Read More
Weather forecasters, tornado hunters, and meteorologists need to know and understand the different terms of weather so that that information can be rightly delivered to the masses during climate...Read More
One of the wildest storms ever is Tornadoes. I even read somewhere that it's the most destructive of storms. These destructive spinning winds can travel over 200mph. Twisters, as we use to hear...Read More
Hurricanes and tornadoes are both natural weather events. When hitting land, they can cause severe damage and even cause a loss of life. Hurricanes are formed in the oceans when the oceans are near...Read More
One of the differences between cyclones and tornados is that Cyclones occur over the water, while the latter occurs over the land. While you can also call this one of their differences, there are...Read More