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Why even if your only calling for a trace or even sometimes flurries even a 10% chance do people flood the stores?

Asked by 24 hotdogs over 7 years ago

Very interesting question. There is a great deal of effort and study going on over the last couple of years by social scientists to understand how and why people react to various weather situations. Individual past experience has a lot to do with future action. Certainly the tone of the message can have a lot to do with reactions. Social media has also shown that is can magnify a message, often in unhelpful ways. As that research continues my short answer is.....people are complicated. Thanks!

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As a teacher, I looked up from the playground to a cloudy sky. straight above were to clouds counter rotating. I called the weather service and they said it was a common benign occurrence but had no name for the phenomenon. Is there a name for it?

Asked by Robert Zachary almost 7 years ago

I'll side with the National Weather Service on this one, having not seen a picture. They would have been more aware of the conditions at the time you called. My guess would be you might have seen some sort of wind maximum that created a vortex one either side. A loose example would be the wave of a boat. Thanks!

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Is "Tornado Alert" still a thing?

Asked by Carlene over 7 years ago

Hi, Carlene. Need a little more context, please.

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I live in AZ . My question is, does 91 degrees in Phoenix AZ feel the same as 91 degrees in that same state but at a higher elevation? For example Prescott or Flagstaff?

Asked by AZ almost 7 years ago

Probably does feel different. Several things can affect how it feels. The amount moisture (water vapor) in the air is one of the biggest influences on how it feels. The best measure is the dewpoint temperature. In the 70s is very moist, humid air. Not common in AZ. 60s less humid, 50s less and so on. The type of ground and ground cover can have an effect. High moisture and light wind can decrease the amount you sweat and how easily the sweat evaporates. When sweat evaporates it creates evaporative cooling which helps take heat away from the body. Elevation plays a roll in the amount of moisture too. Hope that helps.

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he following questions pertaining to climate change policy. Should there be an effort at the federal and/or state level to limit greenhouse gas emissions and the effects of climate change? If not, should there be an effort made by public and private industry? Why or why not?

Asked by Mary almost 7 years ago

Pretty highly charged issue, Mary. You'll likely have a more substantive answer from your state climatologist. Pretty sure each state has one and there are plenty of private organizations doing climate research.

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Will there be rain in Houston January 18 & 19, 2019?

Asked by eric_atd over 7 years ago

Hi, Eric. A bit too far out to tell. Generally forecasts are pretty accurate 3-5 days out. By 5-7 days many of the main weather features are well forecast but the timing often changes a bit. Thanks!

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What do you think would be something that if you or someone else who does the same job do that would get them instantly fired?

Asked by asdklfj over 7 years ago

Pretty broad and complicated question. Not one that I can really answer. Termination criteria I’m sure varies from company to company.

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Why even if your only calling for a trace or even sometimes flurries even a 10% chance do people flood the stores?

As a teacher, I looked up from the playground to a cloudy sky. straight above were to clouds counter rotating. I called the weather service and they said it was a common benign occurrence but had no name for the phenomenon. Is there a name for it?

Is "Tornado Alert" still a thing?

I live in AZ . My question is, does 91 degrees in Phoenix AZ feel the same as 91 degrees in that same state but at a higher elevation? For example Prescott or Flagstaff?

Also on Jobstr...

he following questions pertaining to climate change policy. Should there be an effort at the federal and/or state level to limit greenhouse gas emissions and the effects of climate change? If not, should there be an effort made by public and private industry? Why or why not?

Will there be rain in Houston January 18 & 19, 2019?

What do you think would be something that if you or someone else who does the same job do that would get them instantly fired?

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Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

Why even if your only calling for a trace or even sometimes flurries even a 10% chance do people flood the stores?

As a teacher, I looked up from the playground to a cloudy sky. straight above were to clouds counter rotating. I called the weather service and they said it was a common benign occurrence but had no name for the phenomenon. Is there a name for it?

Is "Tornado Alert" still a thing?

I live in AZ . My question is, does 91 degrees in Phoenix AZ feel the same as 91 degrees in that same state but at a higher elevation? For example Prescott or Flagstaff?

Also on Jobstr...

he following questions pertaining to climate change policy. Should there be an effort at the federal and/or state level to limit greenhouse gas emissions and the effects of climate change? If not, should there be an effort made by public and private industry? Why or why not?

Will there be rain in Houston January 18 & 19, 2019?

What do you think would be something that if you or someone else who does the same job do that would get them instantly fired?

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