The difference between weather and climate is a measure of time. Weather is what conditions of the atmosphere are over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere "behaves" over relatively long periods of time [NASA]. We'll be discussing extreme weather events this week [not cyclones].
The US Weather Service Current Weather Warnings can be seen
in the AccuWeather website
or the Weather Channel website.
The map shows currently winter weather and wind advisories for the central northern
part of the US. Being informed with extreme weather events is the best strategy
to be safe and prepare accordingly.
A new interactive map is tracking
major weather related events in the States [map below]. It is obvious a few
areas get hit again and again…
These days most institutions have a twitter feed you can
follow so you are alerted the moment a watch or warning is in effect.
Twitter feed for safety! I like that! I have used twitter.com for updates on my favorite hockey team (Sharks) but using it to keep abreast of urgent news and weather is one of those common sense things that could be overlooked!
ReplyDeleteyes, there are very good ones like weather or earthquakes alerts in your area that can be useful...
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