If you live on the coast or just visit it occasionally, you quickly notice a change in local weather conditions. As you would have noticed, the weather...

We all get upset with weather forecasters when they “get it wrong” and our plans are completely ruined. A “sunny weekend” at the beach is spent staring at the...

Since the late 19th century, global temperatures have been steadily increasing, and concerns about arid regions and desertification have received much more...

One of the most common and critical functions of any weather station is the ability to measure atmospheric pressure, which is done with a barometer. We take a...

Renewable energy, generated from weather-related resources, is increasingly used to supplement conventional power sources. But whether it can replace fossil...

Whenever you look at the sky on a clear, sunny day, you will most probably see that it is some variation of blue. This is due to a natural phenomenon that...

Some have been around for centuries, while new ones are formed every day, but weather myths and misconceptions about certain meteorological phenomena are...

Today, very few people still deny the reality of climate change and its impact on global weather patterns and extreme weather events. It will also affect...

Our physical environment is heavily impacted by prolonged exposure to the elements of weather and climate. This phenomenon is known as weathering. We examine...

Most readers will be familiar with the terms "summer and winter solstice." They refer to the longest & shortest days of a calendar year, respectively,...