Reading Time: 3 minutes AF contributor Our little break from weather school seems to have stretched out for over a month now. Well, Reading Week (or should I say “Month?”) is over and it’s time to get back to work! In our last lesson we continued our look at atmospheric circulation, and in particular, we built upon our general […] Read more
Most Of The World Has Predictable Weather
Talk Show Science On Global Ice Cover
Reading Time: 4 minutes AF contributor This issue I thought I would give weather school a holiday and instead touch on a weather item that, to be frank, has gotten me a little upset over the last month or so. Maybe it’s my fault for listening to some of these syndicated radio talk shows, but over the last couple […] Read more
The Next Step — What Creates Global Winds – for Feb. 16, 2009
Reading Time: 3 minutes AF contributor After the last couple of weather school lessons , we now have a basic understanding of what drives our winds. With this knowledge we are now ready to take this information and start piecing together the bigger picture of global winds, or what is referred to as general atmospheric circulation. We now know […] Read more
Warm and dry or cold and wet in 2009?
Reading Time: 4 minutes AFE Contributor As we begin a new year, instead of looking back at what the weather was like during 2008, let us peer into the “weatherperson’s” crystal ball and see what the weather might have in store for us in 2009. To do this I usually rely on four different long-range weather forecasts; Environment Canada […] Read more
Cold facts about wind chill
Reading Time: 2 minutes As we slowly move toward the heart of winter, I felt it was a good time to take a quick look at wind chill. When we indicate the temperature outside, we are talking about the actual temperature of the air, but depending on the conditions, this may or may not be a true indication of […] Read more
Land-water heating difference
Reading Time: 3 minutes Daniel Bezte has a special interest in farm weather, which he follows from a small farm near Winnipeg, where he has his own computerized weather station. He has been a regular contributor to other farm publications including the Farmers’ Independent Weekly and the Manitoba Co-operator. Daniel has a degree in geography, specializing in climatology, from […] Read more
All I want for Christmas is a weather station
Reading Time: 4 minutes Daniel Bezte has a special interest in farm weather, which he follows from a small farm near Winnipeg, where he has his own computerized weather station. He has been a regular contributor to other farm publications including the Farmers’ Independent Weekly and the Manitoba Co-operator. Daniel has a degree in geography, specializing in climatology, from […] Read more
Sorting through the explosion of weather sites on the Internet
Reading Time: 4 minutes Daniel Bezte has a special interest in farm weather, which he follows from a small farm near Winnipeg, where he has his own computerized weather station. He has been a regular contributor to other farm publications including the Farmers’ Independent Weekly and the Manitoba Co-operator. Daniel has a degree in geography, specializing in climatology, from […] Read more
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
