Did Weather Cause the AirAsia Plane Crash?

Early Sunday morning, AirAsia Flight 8501 disappeared. This aircraft took off from Surabaya, Indonesia with 162 passengers and two pilots. So where in the world did this plane go, and what might have caused the crash? In an article from Discover Magazine, potential weather impacts are discussed. Thunderstorms with clouds heights over 44,000 ft were […]

Wind Shear

Meteorological Spring is right around the corner! During the spring months, we generally see an uptick in severe weather across the area. Over the next few posts, I will be walking you through some of the terms to become familiar with over the course of this spring. The first one I’m going to focus on […]