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Q: I see where the plane carrying the new president of France was hit by lightning. How often does lightning hit airplanes?
A: It does often, says Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. "The best government estimates are that lightning strikes commercial airplanes several times a year," McRoberts explains. "Most pilots are told to avoid thunderstorms and to try and fly around them, but
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From Chief Meteorologist Dr. Jim Siebert ...
Rain will be moving out of the forecast starting on Wednesday and the rest of the week will bring warmer temps. There is still a chance for a few showers tonight, but chances for rain are dropping to around 20 percent.
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Q: What exactly is "Doppler radar" that the weather folks refer to?
A: It's the type of radar that uses sound waves to detect strength and movement of severe storms, says Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. It's named after the Austrian scientist Christian Doppler, who in 1842 discovered many of the principles of sound waves that we know today. "Doppler radar allows us to observe the movement of precipitation
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Q: You hear the term "harvest moon" and "hunter's moon." What exactly do they mean?
A: Naming full moons goes back to early American days when the Indians - mainly the Algonquin tribes of New England - tried to describe the full moons of their day, says Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. "Many of these names were either weather related or tied in with seasonal conditions of the time," he explains. "For example, a 'harvest moon' is
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