Wind chill is a measure used to account for the rate of heat loss from living organisms. It affects people and animals only; nonliving objects such as buildings, trees and vehicles are not impacted by wind chill.Wind chill represents an apparent temperature — how cold it feels rather than the actual air temperature. The wind chill formula was updated in …
Orange County remains in a severe drought, part of a dry spell that began in early August and has intensified through the fall. Aside from a few brief showers, the region has seen little meaningful rainfall. From August through mid-November, the county typically receives about 12 inches of rain. This year, totals are closer to 5 inches — roughly 7 …
It’s two o’clock in the morning. Everyone in your house is sleeping, and thunderstorms are moving toward your area. As strong winds begin to shake the house, you realize something isn’t right. You wake your wife, grab the kids, and head to the basement—or an interior bathroom or hallway—for protection. But before you can get there, windows start breaking and …
We’ve all seen or at least heard of a blood red moon. But what weather is associated with it? And why does the color fade as the moon rises? The light from the sun is composed of many types of electromagnetic waves. The human eye can detect only a small portion of these waves, known as the visible spectrum. You …
Weather folklore, like any folklore, is deeply rooted in patterns that were observed by individuals many years ago. Hundreds to even thousands of years ago, people had very little understanding of how the weather works. Since they did not have TV, radio, or the Internet, they would keep track of what happened each day. Sometimes they would find a pattern …