Question: I live in Delaware and we’ve been having a horrible drought for a couple of months now. Is there anything that can be done to make the rain come or otherwise end this drought? Answer: Droughts can be frustrating, especially when they persist for months as you’re experiencing in Delaware. While controlling weather on a large […]
Question: It is the third time a hurricane forms in Campeche coast in Mexico. What are the conditions for this to happen? What made Milton hurricane lose power before going inland, and reduce from a category 5 to a category 3? Answer: Atlantic and Gulf hurricanes can form anywhere in the tropics from the western
Question: I don’t know if this is something you can answer, but I was wondering how the weather patterns on earth would change if it rotated about twice as fast. I heard that the centrifugal force would pull the water to the equator, would something similar happen to the air currents? How do you think
Question: I have been working on this fictional Northern Atlantic island for some time and would like help in determining the climate (koppen). I am thinking Cfa along the south/east coast and Cfb in the north/west. I am not sure about this because these climates rarely border each other in other parts of the world.
Question: Why would Tropical Storm Patty form if sea surface temperatures are in the 70s? I thought a minimum of 80 degrees was required for formation. Answer: Anytime you want to know more about a current (or recent) tropical storm, I recommend checking out this link: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2024/Â (or when it’s 2025, change the year in the
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