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Jun 20, 2022 · Freak hail storms have battered Germany and Mexico City, and US forecasters expect an above-normal hurricane season. Meteorologists say that many of these events are part of a troubling trend.
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Cherrapunji, in Meghalaya, India is one of the wettest places in the world. Although the high-altitude town is used to heavy downpours, the record 2493 mm (8 ft 2 in) of rain received on 15-16 June 1995 is the most extreme 48-hour period ever – as verified by the WMO. Cherrapunji also holds the record for greatest monthly rainfallat 9300 mm (30 ft ...
The Sonoran Desert stretches across parts of Arizona and California, USA into the states of Sonora and Baja California, Mexico. It’s annual rainfall ranges from 76-500 mm (2.9-19.6 in) across different regions of the desert. An unusual feature of the Sonoran Desert is its bimodal rainfall pattern (i.e. two wet seasons; one from December until March...
If you venture into the heart of the Atacama Desert (the world's driest desert), you will find the town of Quillagua; the driest placein the world. Between 1964 and 2001, the average annual rainfall was just 0.5 mm (0.002 in). By comparison, the Sahara Desert – the world's largest hot desert– receives 100–250 mm (4–10 in) of precipitation on averag...
Red rain is a phenomenon whereby red rain drops, called "blood rain" by some, fall from the sky. Cases of blood rain have been recorded throughout history, including one in Homer’s Iliad, composed c. 1260-1180 BCE. The Indian state of Kerala experienced multiple showers of red rain between 25 July to 23 September 2001, making the region the first a...
Jul 23, 2021 · Climatologists say it is a misnomer to dub what the world is seeing now "freak weather,” rather it is the unfolding of what they have been warning about — that rising carbon emissions lead to...
Dec 15, 2021 · Science. Dec 15, 2021 8:00 AM. Did Climate Change Make That Freak Weather Even Worse? When a shocking storm or heat wave happens, attribution scientists are on the case, helping to show the...
noun. uk / kənˈdɪʃ. ə n / us / kənˈdɪʃ. ə n / the particular state that something or someone ... See more at condition. (Definition of freak, weather and condition from the Cambridge English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of freak weather conditions. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.
Jul 13, 2023 · Science. Jul 13, 2023 2:03 PM. Weird Weather Is Making Air Travel Even Worse. Flight delays, cancellations, and violent turbulence are becoming increasingly common as extreme weather ramps up....
Jan 31, 2022 · While dry events in California are not getting drier, extreme wet weather events have steadily increased in magnitude since the middle of the last century. New research shows that precipitation variability is decreasing and there is potential for more destructive flooding in the future.
