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All About Lightning Preparedness
Lightning is powerful and bright and sometimes deadly. Being struck by lightning can cause a lot of health challenges and could prove fatal. According to the National Weather Service, 305 people…Facts and Figures About Twisters
Facts and Figures About Twisters Although tornadoes can happen at any time of year, they are especially common during the spring and early summer. May and June are the peak months in terms of…Intermediate-Level Science Projects: Do Clouds Tell Us What Weather Is Coming?
Do Clouds Tell Us What Weather Is Coming?Intermediate-Level Science ProjectsWhich Materials Insulate Best Against Windchill?Do Clouds Tell Us What Weather Is Coming?What Factors Most Affect…Our Top 5 Stories for the Week of November 22, 2021
It’s been a busy week, from a new UFO taskforce to a newly discovered Covid variant. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top four stories of the week.…Brewer's: Thundering Legion
Under cover of a thunderstorm which broke over them they successfully attacked the Marcomanni. (See Legion, Theban Legion.) This is a mere legend of no historic value. The legion was so…Weather: Going in Circles
Going in CirclesWeatherGoing in CirclesFeeling the PressureHigh Points and LowWhat Makes the Weather Go 'RoundWhat's in a Name?Scales of Motion Now that you understand why the sky is blue and why it…Brewer's: Horse Latitudes
A region of calms between 30 and 35 North; so called because ships laden with horses bound to America or the West Indies were often obliged to lighten their freight by casting the horses…Brewer's: Barbary
St. Barbary, the patron saint of arsenals and powder magazines. Her father delivered her up to Martian, governor of Nicomedia, for being a Christian. After she had been subjected to the…Brewer's: After-clap
Beware of after-clapsAn after-clap is a catastrophe or threat after an affair is supposed to be over. It is very common in thunderstorms to hear a “clap” after the rain subsides, and the…Brewer's: Legion
“My name is Legion: for we are many” (St. Mark v. 9). A proverbial expression somewhat similar to hydraheaded. Thus, speaking of the houseless poor we should say, “Their name is Legion;”…Trending
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