Nineteenth Century Scientists Set Out to Solve the "Problem of American Storms"

Re:Nineteenth Century Scientists Set Out to Solve the "Probl... by ethbr1 on Friday October 13, 2023 @10:03PM (#37877510)

"Rain" is surprisingly relative.

As someone who recently lived in north GA, now temporarily in Florida, it's quite different too.

What someone would call a rainy day in GA ('I wake up, it's raining, and it rains all day') FL gets... maybe 4 non-hurricane days a year?

In contrast, rain in FL terms ('It's sunny, then the sky opens up and pours for 30 minute intervals between 3-6pm, between and after which it's also sunny') is essentially most of the summer.

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Re:Nineteenth Century Scientists Set Out to Solve the "Probl... by taeric on Friday October 13, 2023 @10:13PM (#37877551)

Explaining the downpour of hurricane season is always fun. I legit don't think people believe the stories.

To be fair, it reminds me of the videos people have of throwing water in the air and it freezing before it lands. That sounds fake just typing it. :)

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Re:Nineteenth Century Scientists Set Out to Solve the "Probl... by bavell on Saturday October 14, 2023 @12:43AM (#37878141)

I have video of when the eye of hurricane Sally passed over my house a few years back. Pretty surreal experience during and after.

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