Gifts for weather fans
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Acid Rain
Acid rain can damage buildings and statues, slowly dissolving the stone over time.
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Agro Meteorology
Agro-meteorological data can be used to predict the optimal time for planting and harvesting crops, maximizing yield and minimizing losses from weather-related events.
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AI Forecasting
AI forecasting models can sometimes be surprisingly accurate at predicting seemingly unpredictable events, like the success of a particular song or movie, even before it's released, by analyzing diverse data sources such as social media sentiment and pre-release buzz.
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Air Pressure
The air pressure at sea level is enough to support a column of mercury about 30 inches high – that's the principle behind a barometer.
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Aircraft Data
Aircraft data, especially for commercial flights, is often transmitted via ACARS (Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System), a system originally designed for sending short text messages.
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Alto Clouds
Alto clouds are often described as looking like a "patchwork quilt" in the sky.
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Animal Behavior
Meerkats use different alarm calls to warn of different predators – a high-pitched bark for aerial threats, for example, and a chutter for ground predators.
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Animal Predictions
Some cultures believe that the behavior of animals, like a cat washing its face, can predict upcoming weather changes.
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Animal Rain
Animal rain, while seemingly bizarre, is often explained by waterspouts lifting animals from bodies of water and depositing them elsewhere.
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Arctic Ice
Arctic sea ice is salty, unlike the freshwater ice you'd find in a freezer.
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Atmosphere Layers
The mesosphere is so cold that it can cause meteors to burn up upon entry, creating shooting stars.
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Atmospheric Chemistry
The smell of rain (petrichor) is partly caused by a chemical compound called geosmin, released by bacteria in soil after a dry spell.
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Atmospheric Stability
Atmospheric stability can be dramatically altered by the presence of even a relatively small amount of cloud cover, affecting the likelihood of thunderstorms.
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Auroras
Auroras can sometimes be heard! While usually silent, under specific atmospheric conditions, some people report hearing crackling or rustling sounds associated with auroral displays.
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Automated Stations
Some automated weather stations are powered entirely by solar energy and transmit data via satellite, allowing for data collection in remote and inaccessible locations.
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Aviation Weather
Aircraft icing can occur even when the outside air temperature is above freezing, if supercooled liquid water droplets exist in the clouds.
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Ball Lightning
Ball lightning has been reported to pass through windows and other solid objects without causing damage to them.
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Barometric Pressure
Barometric pressure can affect how high a baseball flies – higher pressure means more dense air, leading to slightly less distance.
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Bioluminescent Waves
Bioluminescent waves are caused by millions of microscopic dinoflagellates, single-celled organisms, that glow when agitated by waves or movement.
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Blizzards
Blizzards can sometimes produce thundersnow, a rare phenomenon where lightning occurs within a blizzard.
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Capturing Weather
The first weather satellite, TIROS-1, launched in 1960, transmitted blurry images initially because its onboard tape recorder malfunctioned, delaying the transmission of some data.
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Ceiling Height
Taller ceiling heights in homes are often associated with a feeling of spaciousness and luxury, but they can also significantly increase heating and cooling costs.
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Chinook Winds
Chinook winds can raise temperatures by 20-30°F (11-17°C) in a matter of minutes.
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Cirrus Clouds
Cirrus clouds are sometimes called "mare's tails" because of their wispy, horsetail-like appearance.
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