| | A Year of Weather Wisdom
Weather has fascinated humans for millennia. But if you really want to know the truth behind the folklore, open up this year’s Weather Calendar from The Old Farmer’s Almanac Club. |  | | Photo Credit: Akhil Suhas/Getty Images | | | Dear Atmospheric Observer,
If you’ve never had the opportunity to see any of the Great Lakes in person, it can be difficult to imagine their enormity. In particular, Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake by surface area in the world, measuring 31,700 square miles. At its deepest point, the lake reaches down 1,276 feet. It’s long enough to stretch from Boston to Washington, D.C., and it’s 160 miles wide.
That’s why, on November 10, 1975, the ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald was in big trouble when a “November Witch” formed, bringing with it 86-mile-per-hour wind gusts and 25-foot-high waves. The Edmund Fitzgerald was no match for the storm. The ship and its crew of 29 were lost.
A “November Witch” is a powerful storm that often occurs on the Great Lakes in late fall. It forms when cold, Arctic air pulled from northern Canada mixes with warm, moist air coming up from the Gulf of Mexico. Strong, damaging winds and lots of rain or snow are common.
In November 1913, another “November Witch”—called the Great White Hurricane—sank nine large ships, killing more than 200 sailors. Wave heights were estimated to be 36 feet. Sound like a rare event? It is, but it hasn’t been that long since the last one! | | | | | Get Your Special Pass—Access to the World's Most Beloved Almanac! |
| | | | Legendary Lights | | Not all weather events are so terrifying or deadly. While not exactly weather, the northern lights are the atmosphere’s legendary light show that has inspired tales for generations. But what causes the colors of the northern lights?
The Sun emits solar wind in the form of high-energy charged particles that travel to Earth. When a strong solar wind gust enters Earth’s magnetic field and its particles collide with gases in the upper atmosphere, the gases begin to glow. Nitrogen commonly produces a purplish tint of blue at the lower edges and red at the higher edges. Oxygen produces a greenish-yellow hue. | | Glorious Glaciers | | Another color that we love is the brilliant blue of glacial ice. When water freezes, it is filled with small air bubbles, which reflect the full spectrum of white light. But as ice becomes denser when compressed in a glacier or buried below other ice, the bubbles become even smaller. Eventually, many are squeezed out. The crystalline structure of the ice changes, too. As a result, the ice begins to absorb red and yellow light and reflect only the blue part of the spectrum. The older and denser the ice, the bluer its color. |  | | Photo Credit: fyw Photography/Getty Images | | Dates and Data | | You can learn more about weather and atmospheric phenomena in our 2022 Weather Calendar, but we’ve also filled the pages with some fun trivia. For instance, do you know the difference between a double rainbow and a twinned rainbow? On the calendar pages of June, we explain.
And since we’re talking about the weather, do you know what jets, sprites and elves have in common? Turn to the month of August to find out.
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