Stationary Front Means Soggy Weather
Just to our South is a stationary front. A stationary front is a boundary between a warm and cool air mass that is either stalled or moving very slowly. It acts as a focusing point for moisture and typically is accompanied by showers and storms. It also acts as a breeding ground for storms. In today's case, a storm is forming and riding along the front. As the storm moves along the front and up into our neighborhood, we'll see moisture focused back our way with showers and thunderstorms. Some spots could see a dose or two of heavy rain.
Jonathan Myers
Is it possible to build a machine that could alter weather patterns?
ReplyDeleteAs a huge weather fanatic, I must say that weather is classified in the field of natural sciences. Weather is a natural occuring phenomenon and has its own life cycle. Even though I may not enjoy some particular weather pattern, weather does what it does. To have a machine alter weather patterns is unsuitable. Even with today's advancing technology, why should everything be mechanical or have the use of technology? Weather is its own mechanism. Leave weather natural.
ReplyDeleteNo matter what your view on weather alteration is, it is possible to do, on a relatively small scale. For example, in a process called cloud seeding, clouds can be "seeded" to produce rain, to either break up stubborn fog or low clouds (especially in the Western US valleys where it can hang around for days or even weeks) or to help drought-stricken areas.
ReplyDeleteAt this point, nothing can be done to move or alleviate larger systems, such as tornadoes or hurricanes.
Jonathan Myers