by Wessel Wessels | Aug 13, 2019 | General
Rain is typically associated with the presence of substantial cloud formations. But occasionally, rain can fall from a seemingly cloudless sky. This phenomenon is better known as a sunshower or serein.A sunshower is defined as a meteorological phenomenon that occurs...
by Wessel Wessels | Aug 10, 2019 | General
Regular viewers of weather forecasts will be very familiar with cold and warm fronts. A lesser-known frontal system known as a stationary front doesn’t receive as much attention but is of no less importance.A stationary front is a frontal system that forms at a...
by Wessel Wessels | Aug 7, 2019 | General
Most readers will find it very hard to imagine wildfires occurring in regions in the Arctic Circle. However, this is precisely what has been happening in countries like Greenland and Siberia in recent years.The Arctic is experiencing temperature rises 3.8 times faster...
by Wessel Wessels | Jul 31, 2019 | General
Frequent viewers of weather forecasts will be familiar with “cold and warm fronts” and their impact on weather events. Few, though, are aware of a meteorological phenomenon known as an occluded front.An occluded front occurs when a cold front moves faster...
by Wessel Wessels | Jul 27, 2019 | General
Over the last two centuries, global air temperatures have started to show an alarming increase in average and record highs. This also led to an increase in meteorological phenomena known as heat waves.A heat wave is defined as an extended period of abnormally high...
