Introduction: The Earth’s atmosphere is a remarkable and dynamic layer of gases that envelops our planet. In Part 2 of our weather education series, we’ll explore this atmospheric wonderland and learn about its composition, structure,…
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Exploring Meteorology: Part 1 – What is Meteorology
Introduction: Weather surrounds us every day, influencing our choices, activities, and along the Gulf Coast, even our safety. Have you ever wondered how meteorologists predict the weather or why understanding weather patterns is so important?…
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The Farmer’s Almanac forecasts are woefully wrong – frequently – so don’t trust it for this Winter, either
So, the Farmer’s Almanac came out with its yearly “It’s going to be the worst winter ever” forecast the other day and it got a lot of people’s attention. It was even leading newscasts as…
I asked ChatGPT how to prepare for severe weather, it got a passing grade but missed on a few key spots
There has been a lot of buzz around ChatGPT lately. Itr is a new kind of AI that tries to piece together responses based on a new type of machine learning (for lack of a…
Wx Info: What is the Karrie Meter, how it came to be, where it will go next…
It turns out that the Karrie Meter has gained a lot of traction during the last seven years. In fact, we are coming up on the seven year anniversary of its unveiling. But not everyone…
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Be Warned: Weather apps won’t always alert you, by design, due to phone OS manufacturers
I wanted to follow up to a post I made the other day about receiving ‘push notifications’ from my app. Because it is applicable to every app that is on every phone. Like I said…
Wx Info: How do Pecan trees know to avoid early Spring frost
They don’t. But they have evolved a reasonable way to avoid it all the same. It is a bit of a coincidence. According to researchers at the University of Georgia, the Pecan budbreak is based…
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Wx Info: Altocumulus – those cool clouds today
A mackerel sky this evening for some folks across the area as some altocumulus clouds drifted overhead. They did so shortly before sunset and lit up with a mix of different colors at times. Overhead,…
Beta Test the NickelBlock Forecasting App now!
Well, it turns out that google must be reading my posts because about an hour after I posted on facebook looking for “beta testers” for my app, Google made it “live” for public testing! THIS…
Wx Info: Do you like seeing numbers in the forecast? Science says probably
Do you like a forecast that says, “There is a chance for life-threatening storm surge and your home may be inundated by floodwaters and you may not survive” or a forecast that says, “There is…
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