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Mirages: The Ultimate Seeing is Believing Rule Breaker

Mirages: The Ultimate Seeing is Believing Rule Breaker Sea Science: by Jordanna Sheermohamed Seeing is believing, and a human’s ability to observe with our eyes often dictate what we accept as truth.  There are times when observations can deceive the mind, playing on the eye’s limited abilities.  Optical illusions, such as mirages, have been woven […]

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Roll Clouds: The Most Unusual Cloud in the Skies

Roll Clouds: The Most Unusual Cloud in the Skies by Jordanna Sheermohamed   Turning towards the sky, one can’t help but become mesmerized by beauty and movement of the different clouds that flow across the atmosphere.  One of the most peculiar looking clouds, arcus clouds, are horizontal elongated tube-like clouds that can occur all over […]

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Visible satellite shows clouds and wind patterns associated with a high pressure weather pattern over the North Atlantic Ocean.

Weather Lore Jibes with Modern Science

Weather Lore Jibes with Modern Science by Jordanna Sheermohamed of Weather Forecast Solutions Before the invention and integration of high-tech weather instruments such as satellites, radar, and computer models, individuals often used environmental observations to determine impending weather. At a recent lunch with retired Captain Terry Pope, the topic of historical seafaring methods of weather […]

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