Winter is upon us, and snow is on everyone’s mind. Ever wonder what factors contribute to the type of snow you see? Read on ...
Condensation on windows can be a real pain. It's caused when warm, humid air comes into contact with cold glass - often the result of everyday activities like cooking, showering, drying clothes, and ...
The date is Dec. 4, 1945, at Pearl Harbor. Four years of war have passed since the infamous attack on this U.S. naval base, and Japan has surrendered. Now, in port, times are relatively quiet. A ship ...
NORFOLK, Va. — Most summer days, you hear us talk about “humidity” when describing how the air feels. While many people are familiar with the term relative humidity — the percentage of water vapor in ...
After finding the homeschooling life confining, the teen petitioned her way into a graduate class at Berkeley, where she ended up disproving a 40-year-old conjecture. It’s not that anyone ever said ...
The first major heat wave of summer has enveloped much of the midwestern and eastern U.S. in a brutal “dome” of record temperatures and high humidity. The dome phenomenon happens when weather ...
Every summer, I get asked this question: "Why don't you use relative humidity? I don't care about the dew point." The thing is - you should care about the dew point more. The dew point is quite ...
This article mentions suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. The 1978 cold case murder of a California Bay Area ...
The 1978 cold case murder of a California high school teacher who was stabbed to death has been solved nearly five decades later, officials confirmed. Diane Peterson was found dead on a hallway floor ...
Dew point/relative humidity questions come up fairly often and this is a good one. Water vapor in the atmosphere is pretty important for deep-sky observing and photography. The atmosphere can only ...