Question of the Month
• What causes thunder? • What is storm surge and how is it different from tidal surge? • What are nautical charts, and where can they be obtained for specific U.S. coastal areas? • What is the pressure like in the deepest part of the ocean? • What are coastal wetlands and where are they Located? • Why is the ocean blue? (11/13/03) • What is air pressure and does it vary with respect to air temperature? (12/19/02) • Is the Ozone Layer Expected to Recover? If so, when? (11/18/02) • What is the most damaging hazard from a hurricane? (10/18/02) • What Factors Contribute to the Brilliant Colors of Twilight and Sunset? (7/12/02) • Where and when are hurricanes most likely to occur? (6/3/02) • What causes lightning? (4/17/02) • What is the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights? (3/5/02) • What is Lake Effect Snow? (1/16/02) • How do snow flakes form into so many uniquely different shapes? (12/6/01) • Winter Weather Watches, Warnings and Advisories — What do they all mean? (11/7/01) • What is the new wind chill temperature (WCT) index? (10/9/01) • What do you call the precipitation shaft underneath a shower? (8/17/01) • What are the dangers of lightning? (7/2/01) • What regions around the globe have tropical cyclones, and who is responsible for forecasting there? (5/24/01) • What is the Earth's magnetic field? (4/16/01) • How do thunderstorms form? (4/7/01) • What is Paleoclimatology? (2/2/01) • What is a Nor'easter or Northeast Winter Storm? (1/9/01) • Space Weather—What Is it and Why Do We Want to Know About It? (12/1/00) • How do tornadoes form? (10/1/00) • How much energy does a hurricane release? (8/29/00) • Why are coastal habitats important? (7/18/00) • Did the May 3, 1999 tornado outbreak in Oklahoma produce an F5 storm? (5/01/00) • What is the difference between a geostationary and polar orbiting satellite? (4/24/00)
• What causes thunder?
• What is storm surge and how is it different from tidal surge?
• What are nautical charts, and where can they be obtained for specific U.S. coastal areas?
• What is the pressure like in the deepest part of the ocean?
• What are coastal wetlands and where are they Located? • Why is the ocean blue? (11/13/03) • What is air pressure and does it vary with respect to air temperature? (12/19/02) • Is the Ozone Layer Expected to Recover? If so, when? (11/18/02) • What is the most damaging hazard from a hurricane? (10/18/02) • What Factors Contribute to the Brilliant Colors of Twilight and Sunset? (7/12/02) • Where and when are hurricanes most likely to occur? (6/3/02) • What causes lightning? (4/17/02) • What is the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights? (3/5/02) • What is Lake Effect Snow? (1/16/02) • How do snow flakes form into so many uniquely different shapes? (12/6/01) • Winter Weather Watches, Warnings and Advisories — What do they all mean? (11/7/01) • What is the new wind chill temperature (WCT) index? (10/9/01) • What do you call the precipitation shaft underneath a shower? (8/17/01) • What are the dangers of lightning? (7/2/01) • What regions around the globe have tropical cyclones, and who is responsible for forecasting there? (5/24/01) • What is the Earth's magnetic field? (4/16/01) • How do thunderstorms form? (4/7/01) • What is Paleoclimatology? (2/2/01) • What is a Nor'easter or Northeast Winter Storm? (1/9/01) • Space Weather—What Is it and Why Do We Want to Know About It? (12/1/00) • How do tornadoes form? (10/1/00) • How much energy does a hurricane release? (8/29/00) • Why are coastal habitats important? (7/18/00) • Did the May 3, 1999 tornado outbreak in Oklahoma produce an F5 storm? (5/01/00) • What is the difference between a geostationary and polar orbiting satellite? (4/24/00)