I’ve noticed that the weather forecast in the USA takes up significantly more airtime than on our channels. It’s explained there by some bald guy, not a model girl, and everything is very well visualized. Presumably because there are a lot of natural disasters happening here and they need to warn people professionally.
There is a special TV channel called The Weather Channel.
A certain Winter Storm Jonas is currently approaching Washington, promising a record amount of snow in two years, up to 50 cm, on Friday and Saturday. My family is arriving on Saturday in the afternoon – I wonder if the flight will get delayed, or if it will be diverted to somewhere in New York. And it’s interesting to see how I will make it to the airport. The weekend promises to be eventful)
Here’s a report about it: http://www.weather.com/series/the-lift/video/winter-storm-jonas-expected-to-impact-travel-this-weekend
Interestingly, the forecasts are more accurate in the US than in Europe, because the American continent is more affected by long-lasting ocean anomalies (they are linked to a constant water temperature, which doesn’t change for quite a prolonged period). Hence, here on weather websites, everything is detailed down to the hour, and the weather maps look precise.
It feels colder here than in Moscow at the same subzero temperature. I can’t explain it. The humidity in both Moscow and Washington is about 85% during the winter months. Probably, the question here is about the sea winds – when they are present, the humidity somewhat increases making the cold feel sharper.
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