meteorology today

• Deserts Creeping Towards Populated Areas: Study

Satellite measurements made from 1979 to 2005 show that the atmosphere in the subtropical regions both north and south of the equator is heating up. As the atmosphere warms, it bulges out at the altitudes where the northern and southern jet streams slip past like swift and massive rivers of air. That bulging has pushed both jet streams about 110 kilometres closer to the Earth's poles. Since the jet streams mark the edge of the tropics, in essence framing the hot zone that hugs the equator, their outward movement has allowed the tropics to grow wider by about 225 kilometres. That means the relatively drier subtropics move as well, pushing closer to places like Salt Lake City, where Thomas Reichler, co-author of the new study, teaches meteorology.

...Details appear today in the journal Science. The movement has allowed t...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• August 10, 2009

• Billboard

University of Manitoba's sixth annual Medical Art Show continues to allow students to explore the humanistic side of medicine through art. This year's chosen theme is Mental Illness: Perception versus Reality. In preparation for the art show, the artists had opportunities to meet with mentally ill patients in order to gain a deeper understanding of the societal misconceptions and personal struggles that these persons encounter on a daily basis. The show will be held during the week of Feb. 12 to 16 in the Brodie Centre Atrium of the Bannatyne Campus (727 McDermot Avenue). The show will then be displayed at the Gosa Gallery of the University of Manitoba, Fort Garry Campus throughout the week of Feb. 25 to 29. The Faculty of Medicine invites members of the community to attend the opening ...

...Winnipeg Technical College presents Meteorology Basics with Stephanie Armstrong, Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m.... best investment you can make, so call us today at 786-9251 and take the first step toward better ...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• August 14, 2009

• Have Your Say

I was so saddened by the news of Rev. [Harry Lehotsky]'s disease that could take him from us. I have long admired this beautiful man's passion for his ministry, his eloquence in telling the world about it and his driven need to try to make things right and make a better world, a better province and a better city. Rev. Lehotsky's intestinal fortitude in the face of threats and intimidation became a personal benchmark for me as a police officer when he first came to my attention. As much as I tried, I couldn't match his drive. I don't know who could. I'm sure Rev. Lehotsky will continue his fight for good until he can no longer. Doesn't the Earth's weather and climate constantly fluctuate, or has it remained constant since the creation? Aren't variations in solar activity the norm? Haven...

... global warming have no credentials in meteorology. . At the same time, scientific journals and the m... the planet's population was much lower than today's and industrial activity almost non-existent? Hav...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• August 10, 2009

• Farmer Knows Best

We know by tracking sales and through our website that the most interest in the almanac is in the Canadian and U.S. prairies, particularly in Manitoba," says [Jack Burnett], reached at the publication's head office in New Hampshire. "Sales there really stand out. Today, The Old Farmer's Almanac is still going strong and the book's editors continue to rely on [Robert B. Thomas]'s secret weather formula. However, this original recipe has been enhanced with state-of-the-art technology and modern scientific calculations. "Nowadays we use massive computer power to apply Thomas's original formula to Environment Canada's weather observations from the last 30 years," explains Burnett. "We look at how the weather played out in the past and infer how it will play out in the present. Basically, ...

...-term weather patterns in an area) and meteorology (the study of atmosphere). . While there were many...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• August 12, 2009