Wunderground Meteorologist Shaun Tanner

Major Snow Storm Hits Colorado/Plains

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 17:36:00 GMT

In this mild and relatively dry Winter, it is easy to get excited sort of storm resembling a typical Winter storm. Well, people in eastern Colorado through Nebraska and Kansas are experiencing a fresh blanket of snow due to a strong blizzard that moved through the area.Earlier this week, the Plains had been enjoying a Winter heat wave as Denver rose into the upper 50s and low 60s, Lincoln, NE actually saw a temperature of 70 degrees on Monday, and Omaha, NE rose in...
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Help Weather Underground and IRC Fight Those Affected by the East Africa Drought!

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:27:00 GMT

To donate to the International Rescue Committee and help Weather Underground fight hunger in East Africa, please visit our IRC donation page. All donations are tax deductible, but you have to use that page so your donation is added to our running tally. And of course, read on...Weather Underground has teamed up with the International Rescue Committee to help raise funds for the hard hit region of the Horn of Africa, which has been struck by drought and devastating...
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Lesson 3 part 1: Daytime Warming

Fri, 9 Dec 2011 19:58:00 GMT

Hello everybody, and I apologize for the long delay.Now that we have all learned about various things, including the greenhouse effect and how it is essential for life on Earth, we can move on to some actual meteorology.Daytime WarmingHave you ever wondered how and why the atmosphere gets warm during the day? Well, the obvious answer is the Sun. But, the exact way the atmosphere warms via the Sun comes in a roundabout fashion. You see, remember from the greenhous...
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Weather Underground Teams Up With Green.TV for new Climate Video Section!

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:11:00 GMT

Weather Underground is proud to announce the launch of a new Climate Videos section! We have partnered with GREEN.TV and Vestas, the World's leading wind turbine manufacturer, to bring you the very latest in the world of climate and extreme weather. According to GREEN.TV, "the Extreme Weather (series) will feature the latest reports and analysis on extreme weather events around the world. If there's a drought, hurricane, freak snowstorm or severe flooding, Extreme...
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Lesson 2 part 5: Seasons

Thu, 3 Nov 2011 19:22:00 GMT

Sorry for the long delay in posting a new lesson. Sometimes Mother Nature gets in the way by forcing me to cover a record-setting snowstorm in the Northeast.You know that Winter is colder than Summer. That is a given. But, have you ever asked yourself why? When I have asked the general public in the past why the Earth has seasons, the response that comes from the majority is, "Earth is closest to the Sun in the Summer." There are two things wrong with this:1) ...
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