Think of the surface of the Earth as the plate. The bottom layer of the atmosphere, or cake, is the troposphere. This is ...
To understand what a heat dome is, some basic concepts in meteorology, such as atmospheric pressure, are important to know. As the Earth spins and the sun warms the planet, eddies of dense air ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The weight of the air surrounding us is known as barometric or atmospheric pressure. Low and high barometric pressure can impact our bodies differently; factors such as ...
Even the atmosphere hits roadblocks sometimes, and this week’s forecast is a great example of an atmospheric weather pattern ...
What is the Fujiwhara Effect? The Fujiwhara effect, named after the Japanese meteorologist Sakuhei Fujiwhara who first described it in 1921, is characterized by the interaction between two nearby ...