Mid-latitude

Thursday, 04 November 2021

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Black carbon aerosols heating the Arctic: Large contribution from mid-latitude biomass burning

Phys Dot Org 04 Nov 2021

Andreas Herber of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany, have revealed that the year-to-year spring variation in Arctic black carbon aerosol abundance is strongly correlated with biomass burning in the mid-latitudes ... Furthermore, global warming has the potential to increase biomass burning in mid- and high-latitudes.

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Tropical Storm Wanda Forecast Discussion Number 19

Index-Journal 04 Nov 2021

During the next couple of days, a narrow mid-latitude ridge is forecast to build to the northwest of the cyclone, which should cause Wanda to turn southeastward and southward by the 48 h point. By 60-72 h, another mid-latitude trough approaching Wanda should finally cause the ...

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Tropical Storm Wanda Forecast Discussion Number 17

Index-Journal 04 Nov 2021

A mid-latitude trough approaching from the west should cause Wanda to move northward for another 6-12 hours, but after that time the trough is forecast to lift northward ... Another mid-latitude trough moving across Newfoundland by the weekend should finally cause Wanda to begin to accelerate northeastward after 72 hours ... ....

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Tropical Storm Wanda Forecast Discussion Number 18

Index-Journal 04 Nov 2021

Issued at 900 AM GMT Thu Nov 04 2021 ... The initial motion continues to be just east of north, or 010/8 kt along the eastern side of a mid-latitude shortwave trough ... By 72 hours, another mid-latitude trough approaching Wanda should finally cause the system to begin to accelerate northeastward ... ....

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Observe remote Uranus at this favourable opposition

Astronomy/Spaceflight Now 04 Nov 2021

Image ... Although Uranus doesn’t offer Jupiter-like observing pyrotechnics to compare with those which will be enjoyed over Bonfire Night on the following evening, for observers based at mid-northern latitudes, which includes the UK, the planet is very well placed around midnight, lying halfway up the southern sky among the stars of Aries ... North is up.

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Tropical Storm Wanda Forecast Discussion Number 14

Index-Journal 03 Nov 2021

Wanda should move on the eastern side of a mid-latitude trough for the next day or so ... In 2 to 3 days, a narrow mid-tropospheric ridge is forecast to build to the northwest of Wanda which should cause the cyclone to move southeastward. In 4 to 5 days, the cyclone is expected to accelerate northeastward ahead of another mid-latitude trough ... ....

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Tropical Storm Wanda Forecast Discussion Number 13

Index-Journal 03 Nov 2021

The cyclone should continue moving northward ahead of an approaching mid-latitude trough during the next 24-36 hours ... By late in the period, Wanda is forecast to accelerate northeastward ahead of yet another mid-latitude trough ... Later in the period, shear and decreasing mid-level ...

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Tropical Storm Wanda Forecast Discussion Number 15

Index-Journal 03 Nov 2021

... mid-level ridge centered to the east of the cyclone ... The official intensity forecast is a bit higher than the previous one, but ultimately still shows Wanda losing tropical characteristics by the end of the forecast period as it merges with an approaching mid-latitude trough.

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Could Humans Really Live On Arrakis, The Planet From Dune?

IFL Science 03 Nov 2021

Arrakis, the planet on which the novel and film Dune is set is a pretty unpleasant place, at least if you are a human and not a giant worm ... Presumably, there needs to be some compensation for suffering all that cold ... The mid-latitudes, however, where Herbet placed most of Arrakis' people, would kill anyone who ventured outdoors in summer ... .

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Dune: We simulated the desert planet of Arrakis to see if humans could survive there

Phys Dot Org 02 Nov 2021

The most extreme temperatures would actually occur in the mid-latitudes and polar regions ... Winters are just as extreme, as low as -40°C in the mid-latitudes and down to -75°C in the poles ... The mid-latitudes, where most people on Arrakis live, are actually the most dangerous in terms of heat.

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Fashion apps to upgrade your style

Daily Emerald 02 Nov 2021

Latitude. How should I dress when it’s 55 degrees and slightly raining? How about when it’s partly sunny in the mid-60s? Latitude has the unique focus of combining new trends with the weather forecast by suggesting stylish outfit ideas based on the weather in your exact location on a given day ... Latitude allows users to shop directly from the app ... ....

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Tropical Storm Wanda Forecast Discussion Number 9

Index-Journal 02 Nov 2021

Of course, if Wanda deviates from the official track and races deeper into the mid-latitudes as shown by the GFS, it would encounter even more hostile conditions and likely transition to a post-tropical cyclone sooner than forecast.

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Kishida’s ‘new capitalism’ is easier said than done

Asiatimes 02 Nov 2021

Analyst Stefan Angrick at Moody’s Analytics says “Kishida’s stable majority ensures ruling coalition control over parliamentary committees and chairmanships, providing him with the means to pursue his agenda to address social and income inequalities ahead of the upper house election in mid-2022.”.

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Scientists Simulate the Climate of Arrakis. It Turns Out Dune is a Pretty Realistic Exoplanet

Universe Today 01 Nov 2021

The modelled Arrakis produced its most extreme conditions in the mid-latitudes and polar regions. Summer temperatures there reached a bone-scorching 70C in the model, with winter temperatures dropping to -70C in the polar regions and -40C in the mid-latitudes ... In the books, most people live in the mid-latitudes.

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Tropical Storm Wanda Forecast Discussion Number 8

Index-Journal 01 Nov 2021

Issued at 900 PM GMT Mon Nov 01 2021 ... As a result, Wanda has now made the transition from a subtropical cyclone to a tropical cyclone ... A complex steering flow pattern is forecast to evolve across the northern Atlantic during the next several days as a series of troughs and ridges in the mid-latitude westerlies pass over and to the north of Wanda ... ....