| Subject | Date Asked |
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| lightening | 4/29/2007 |
Q: how is lightening caused
A: Lightning is produced in thunderstorms when liquid and ice particles above the freezing level ...
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| lightning | 4/25/2007 |
Q: is it possible for lightning to go through a roof or wall or glass window in a house? thanks.
A: Not exactly. What would happen is this. Lightning would try to travel from its strike point - ...
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| Clear skies and the temperature | 4/23/2007 |
Q: Why do clear skies often portend warms conditions during the summer, but are also associated with ...
A: It has to do with the level of incoming radiation from the sun. The more that is allowed to come ...
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| Upper-level winds/horizontal movement | 3/6/2007 |
Q: #1 Why do upper-level winds in the middle latitudes of both hemispheres generally blow from the ...
A: Sorry for the late reply. Been working... The general west-to-east flows are related to the ...
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| Barometric pressure | 1/29/2007 |
Q: I live up in the hills 1400 feet above sea level in Alicante Spain, if the pressure at sea level is ...
A: We would need to know the tempurature, humidity, and a few other items to calculate an absolute ...
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| temperature | 1/17/2007 |
Q: why does the temperature get warmer as snow falls at the begining of winter? Assume that a front is ...
A: The air does actually get warmer when it snows or rains. To understand why, I have to explain where ...
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| cricle around the moon 12/2/06 | 12/3/2006 |
Q: I went out side around 10:30 at night and there was this big white circle around the moon. It was ...
A: The answer is in something called Cirrostratus clouds. These sheet-like, thin clouds form above ...
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| High and low fronts | 11/2/2006 |
Q: I was just wondering what causes high and low fronts?
A: Regarding Fronts, there are several types. Cold Front, Warm Front, Occluded Fronts, Dry-Line, and ...
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