Dust Storms over Arabian Sea! (credit: NASA Aqua Satellite and the NWS Aviation Weather Center)11/26/2016  DISCUSSION: As high pressure continued to dominate the large-scale weather pattern across many parts of the Middle-East over the past several days, some of the stronger winds on the backside of the main high pressure system had some interesting consequences on the landscape of the region. As seen in the image above, many areas along and to the south of the Arabian Sea experienced a wide-ranging series of dust storms which enveloped the region in large quantities of dust. It is worth noting that dust can often have disastrous consequences of large quantities of the Arabian Peninsula which can have major implications of transportation (i.e., by reducing the ability to have reasonably safe visibility capabilities whether it is on the ground or in the air).
To learn more about other high-impact weather events from across Asia, be sure to click here! ~Meteorologist Jordan Rabinowitz
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Lake-Effect vs. Sea-Effect Snow in Opposite Sides of the Planet! (credit: Meteorologist Tom Niziol)11/25/2016  DISCUSSION: Being as though many people across the interior northeastern United States are still recovering mentally from the fresh "white" memory in light of the recent lake effect machine cranking feet of snow in some places, people's interest are always captivated in winter. Having said that, here is a neat perspective on something which many people around the planet are completely unaware of; namely, the presence of formidable sea-effect snowfall which cranks into high-gear to the east of mainland China during the winter months. Similar to the occurrence of lake-effect snow which occurs seasonally downwind of the Great Lakes over in the north-central and interior northeastern United States, the sea-effect snows which fire up to the east of mainland China (and often impacts central/southern sections of Japan) often mutually occur as a result of cold air progression over the relatively warmer waters which are present in the Sea of Japan. Nonetheless, it is very neat to see how similar phenomena can naturally and relatively consistently be found in different parts of the world; while being driven by relatively similar lake/oceanic-to-atmospheric processes.
To learn more about other high-impact weather events from across Asia, be sure to click here! ~Meteorologist Jordan Rabinowitz/Meteorologist Ken Leppert |
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