Show Know Inow the Weather WeatherBy By Bj E E. E II II SIMS tS What is a cloudburst Is a cloud cloud burst burst a weather phenomenon phenomenon menon or rather an ordinary occurrence A cloudburst is merely terminology terminology terminology ter ter- ter- ter used to describe a avery avery avery very heavy rain rain In some areas arens of the country a cloudburst cloudburst cloudburst cloud cloud- burst is said to have during the heaviest downpour in he a thunderstorm What is called a cloudburst usually takes place in summer summer summer sum sum- mer when high thunderheads build up and release torrents of water in very large drop drops especially at the beginning of the downpour But there is 19 actually no difference In what people call a n cloudburst and ami the unusually heavy rain The term teim cloudburst then thenIs Is mostly folklore Why should farmers be careful when they choose the side of n a hill for their barns There Therl are several considerations consider consider- at Ions about the tilt weather which are all advisable for a I farmer Carmer before he decides upon the site for n a barn First if It i he has a choice oC or a barn I with trees on the west or the east cast he should choose trees to the east cast I To the west from from the barn should be clear char of trees This prevents west winds from blowing dripping moisture on the barn after alter a rain A barn also does doCs better on the windward windward wind wind- ward side of prevailing winds windsor or on the western slopes us- us On the eastern cistern slopes uS-I uS usually us us- I the air nil is most stagnant I and insects become more of a I problem These little considerations considerations considerations consid consid- before building can make imke a difference and save t trees trets quite of often len that otherwise otherwise otherwise other other- 1 wise would b bo be fec felled rl afterwards afterwards afterwards after after- 1 wards when the barn could auld not be lw moved Is It true that clouds rise higher at the equator than at atthe atthe atthe the poles If so so what is the reason for the difference Yes It is true that the layer of 01 gas surrounding the earth in which we find all aU our weather rises higher at the equator than at al the poles In fact there is a very great di dif ference Terence In summer at atthe atthe atthe the equator may reach up to toward toward to- to ward feet while clouds at the poles seldom rise half haIr that high in any season This is important weather knowledge knowledge knowledge know know- ledge for pilots who can count on flying over clouds In Inthe inthe inthe the most northerly regions at atall atall atall all times The spinning of 01 the earth much faster foster at the middle tends to throw the layer of gas further outward at the widest point least at the poles where the turning circle is so much smaller |