By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 Personal preparation for this post included searching for written quotations concerning weather. One eye-catcher affirmed my belief that light conversational banter about weather often exceeds actual…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 Readers across America may identify with several recent weather events in our region of the Midwest–northwest Illinois. For example, in the last two weeks my personal…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 So-called hundred year storms occur with increasing frequency, sometimes every ten years, we joke. Hundred year storms are not a predictable phenomenon, because weather systems do…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 Most of our friends are enthused about pleasant weather–“Sunny and warm with low humidity, gentle breezes and a few picturesque clouds.” Perhaps other acquaintances are moved…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2013 When we strike up conversation with friends at dinner, the topics raised revolve around the importance of discovering the interests of our friends and new acquaintances.…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2012 For many days we have been forewarned of a weather disaster of historic proportions. Hurricane Sandy, as usual, formed in warm tropical waters and merged with…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2012 Older people enjoy telling the most memorable weather events from their early childhood. My personal favorite is the 1947 snowstorm in central New York which closed…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2012 In the beginning the Creator designed a cosmic system of incredible complexity. Within our cosmos there are multiple subsystems. For example, there are multiple physical systems…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2012 Each time a high profile weather event occurs many analysts rush to explain it. This tendency has been intensifying in recent decades. Reporters now have access…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2012 In January 2012 our mid-west region was experiencing a relatively mild and snow free winter. We reported on the “Arctic Oscillation,” supposedly responsible for the abnormal…
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