I don't think the weather works at all. It just kind of does what the solar system and sun and moon rotation and spinning does what happens naturally on a earth with land, mountains, and seas.
It's all pretty simple at the heart of it. You have some very basic motivators: 1) The Earth rotates every 24hours, exposing one side to the sun. This causes differential heating 2) The equator gets the most insolation. The poles get the least 3) The Earth's is spinning and the atmosphere around it is spinning, but there is a constant West-to-East progression due to differences in the rate of spin. 4) The seasons are caused by tilt of the Earth in relation to its direction of revolution around the sun. One side of the planet gets tilted more to the sun at various times of the year. 5) Hot air rises and is less dense. Cold air sinks and is denser. Depending on the temperature of the air, it has a variable capacity to hold water vapor. If air cools, it will make the water vapor precipitate out. 6) It takes a lot of energy to make water freeze and thaw.
Throw all this together and what have you got? Bipity-Bopit-Boop! Weather.
Most of this can be demonstrated by a smart 7th grade science teacher with tabletop experiments. It's just that it all goes together in very complicated ways.
Armed with just a thermometer, a barometer, and a clear view of the sky, I can generally predict weather about 24 hours in advance.
I don't think the weather works at all. It just kind of does what the solar system and sun and moon rotation and spinning does what happens naturally on a earth with land, mountains, and seas.
It's all pretty simple at the heart of it. You have some very basic motivators: 1) The Earth rotates every 24hours, exposing one side to the sun. This causes differential heating 2) The equator gets the most insolation. The poles get the least 3) The Earth's is spinning and the atmosphere around it is spinning, but there is a constant West-to-East progression due to differences in the rate of spin. 4) The seasons are caused by tilt of the Earth in relation to its direction of revolution around the sun. One side of the planet gets tilted more to the sun at various times of the year. 5) Hot air rises and is less dense. Cold air sinks and is denser. Depending on the temperature of the air, it has a variable capacity to hold water vapor. If air cools, it will make the water vapor precipitate out. 6) It takes a lot of energy to make water freeze and thaw.
Throw all this together and what have you got? Bipity-Bopit-Boop! Weather.
Most of this can be demonstrated by a smart 7th grade science teacher with tabletop experiments. It's just that it all goes together in very complicated ways.
Armed with just a thermometer, a barometer, and a clear view of the sky, I can generally predict weather about 24 hours in advance.
Most of this can be demonstrated by a smart 7th grade science teacher with tabletop experiments. It's just that it all goes together in very complicated ways.
It goes where it wants when it wants. Pisses in the backyard when the mood strikes. Raises some hell in trailer parks occasionally, and stays away from other places (especially if relatives live there) for years at a time.
Has the strength and ability to make a huge impact if the situation calls for it, especially if part of a really big group.
It goes where it wants when it wants. Pisses in the backyard when the mood strikes. Raises some hell in trailer parks occasionally, and stays away from other places (especially if relatives live there) for years at a time.
Has the strength and ability to make a huge impact if the situation calls for it, especially if part of a really big group.