What are they? Imagine the ocean running a fever for months on end. Sounds bad right? That is essentially what a marine heatwave is – the ocean equivalent of a heatwave on land. Marine Heatwave… Read More »A Brief Overview of Marine Heatwaves
Introduction The West African Monsoon is a label used to describe the seasonal variation in rainfall and prevailing wind direction for more than a dozen countries in West Africa. The monsoon is driven by two… Read More »What are the impacts of the West African Monsoon?
How is turbulence caused? Wind is the short answer. Without wind in the atmosphere, there would be no turbulence – since turbulent air flow is defined as: Where wind is defined as the movement of… Read More »Atmospheric Turbulence