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Nathan McCarthy is a science writer at Biology Insights with a focus on weather observation and atmospheric conditions. A certified weather observer with an associate degree in meteorology, he previously logged hourly surface conditions, cloud ceilings, and visibility measurements at regional airfields. He continues to work occasional observation shifts at a local flight operations center.

What Is the Definition of a Degree Heating Week?Environment
What Is Frazil Ice and How Does It Form?Earth & Space
Is There Less Oxygen in Humid Air?Earth & Space
What Is a Marine Climate? Characteristics and Causes Earth & Space
What Is an Air Parcel in Meteorology?Earth & Space
When Does Fog Usually Form in Inlets and Bays?Earth & Space
What Shape Are Raindrops? Explaining the Teardrop Myth Physics
How Does a Cumulus Cloud Form?Earth & Space
What Is an Alberta Clipper Weather System?Earth & Space
Where Do Anticyclones Form and Why?Earth & Space
Why Do Most Hurricanes Occur Between June and November?Earth & Space
What Is the Environmental Lapse Rate?Earth & Space
What Is Stable Air and How Is It Determined?Earth & Space
Why Is the Sky Green at Night? The Science of Airglow Earth & Space
Why Does It Say It’s Snowing When It’s Not?Earth & Space
What Is the Humidity of Continental Polar Air?Earth & Space
What Makes Air Dry? The Science of Low Humidity Earth & Space
When Do Thermals Start Rising in the Morning?Earth & Space
Why Does Hail Only Come From Cumulonimbus Clouds?Earth & Space
Can Hail Break Windows? The Science Explained Physics
How Does Air Density Affect Weather?Earth & Space
What Is the Study of Aerology in Atmospheric Science?Earth & Space
What Does a Bold Green Line Indicate on a SIGWX Chart?Earth & Space
What Is a Valley Breeze and How Does It Form?Earth & Space
Does Real Feel Temperature Affect Freezing?Earth & Space
Does Rain Cause Turbulence?Physics
What Is Upslope Fog and How Does It Form?Earth & Space
How to Read a Weather Station Model Earth & Space
What Does Hail Look Like on Radar?Earth & Space
How Is Sunlight Measured? From Instruments to the UV Index Physics