This week’s storm reached the west
coast yesterday, and the computer models have become more precise. But before I tell you whether there will be
school in Connecticut on Thursday…..
The absolutely most amazing man in the
world right now is Neil DeGrasse Tyson, head of the Hayden Planetarium in New
York. He is not only a genius, but he has a way of communicating that just blows my mind away.
If you were in my science class in the
last few years, you saw him often on the projection screen. If not, here are two of my favorites:
And now NDTyson is hosting (on Fox, for
irony) the remake of Cosmos. Watch
it. If you missed the first episode last
Sunday, watch it live at http://www.cosmosontv.com/
or http://www.hulu.com/ or anywhere else you
can find it.
And now:
That L on the weather map shows where there is
low pressure – warm(er), wet(ter) air being pushed up by heavier air (you
figure it out) rushing in to take its place.
That
air that is being pushed up cools and drops the water it is carrying.
So
Low pressure areas are where the wet stuff falls.
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| Thursday's storm as of Tuesday morning. We will be on the warm side on Wednesday and the cold side on Thursday. (modified from Weather Underground) |
Because
the Earth rotates, winds tend to turn to their right in the northern
hemisphere. The air rushing into low
pressure areas start storms spinning anti-clockwise.
Storms
spin anti-clockwise.
This
storm is passing very close to us. We
will be on the side where warm air is moving from the south.
Wednesday,
especially in the afternoon: RAIN. Lots of it.
Then
as the storm passes by, we will be on the colder side. Thursday will be frozen.
Students, if your outdoor practice is normally canceled for rain, you will NOT have practice on Wednesday. Do your homework for Thursday.
Teachers,
be prepared for a likely late opening on Thursday.
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