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Who Names Storms in Europe?

Europe does not have a single continent-wide authority for naming storms. Names are assigned by national meteorological services that coordinate in regional groups. When a storm is expected to cause significant impacts, the first service to issue a high-level warning uses the next name from its list and neighboring services adopt it.

How "Feels Like" Temperature Is Calculated

“Feels like” temperature (also called apparent temperature) is an attempt to translate weather conditions into how warm or cold they tends to feel on exposed skin. It is not a direct measurement from a thermometer: it’s a calculated value that usually combines air temperature with humidity and/or wind. In most forecasts and weather apps, “feels like” is computed using one of two different indices depending on conditions:

Orionids Starfall

From October 16 to 27, a real starfall will spill onto the Earth. It will be a meteor shower with a radiant in the Orion constellation, and therefore it will be called the Orionids Starfall. The peak of its activity will be on October 21-22. Scientists estimate that the average number of falling stars will be around 20-25 per hour.

Why Does Fog Appear?

Fog is not just a simple weather phenomenon, it’s a scientific masterpiece. From the scientific point of view, fog is the accumulation of water in the air and the further formation of little condensation products of water vapor. Moreover, the lower the temperature, the more ice crystals are there in the fog instead of water drops.

Have You Seen Polar Lights?

Polar lights are one of the most beautiful natural phenomena on Earth If we were to rank the most beautiful atmospheric phenomena, we would definitely give one of the highest places to polar lights. The ideal time for them is clear frosty nights from September to March at latitudes of about 67–70°.

Southern Taurids Fireball Watch

The Southern Taurids keep autumn observers entertained with slow, persistent meteors from late September through mid-November. The shower usually peaks around 5 November with a modest zenithal hourly rate near 10, but the reward is quality over quantity: glowing fireballs flare often as large cometary grains burn up above Earth.

What is Morning Glory?

Morning glory — what is it and where can you see it? Today we will tell you about another rare and amazing atmospheric phenomenon — unusual clouds called “Morning Glory”. These clouds appear as a long curved solitary wave and reminds of an airplane trail. These waves are located quite low above the earth, at an altitude of only 100-200 meters.

Observing the Andromeda's Nebula

Already in mid-September 2020, immediately after sunset, it will be possible to observe the galaxy beautifully named as “Andromeda’s Nebula” (M31). It will be possible to see it more clearly through binoculars, and if you also have a telescope, then you will be able to see its satellites - compact elliptical galaxies M 32 and M 110.

Indian Summer from US (and AI) Perspective

NB: this post has been generated by AI, we can not 100% guarantee it’s accuracy. This is only an experiment and should not be taken as scientific writing. It’s the weather phenomenon of warm September days (at least around here). German colonists in the United States gave it its name, which is actually a translation from the original German-language term, “der Altweibersommer”.

What is "Indian summer"?

What is “Indian summer” and when does it happen? Mid-autumn is the time for the “return of summer”. Though all of us understand pretty well that a couple of warm and sunny autumn weeks will soon be replaced by the first frost, we continue calling this short period as summer.