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19 November 2019
A Thunderstorm You Can Set Your Clock (or Compass) By
It’s a thunderstorm that’s so common it has a name: Hector. From September- March on Tiwi Island near Darwin, Australia, you can set your clock by it, because it explodes each afternoon around 3 PM. Tiwi Island is about 70 km north of Darwin, and the shape of the island plays a vital role in making Hector form. The island has just the right shape to allow for afternoon sea …
Dan Satterfield has worked as an on air meteorologist for 32 years in Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Forecasting weather is Dan's job, but all of Earth Science is his passion. This journal is where Dan writes about things he has too little time for on air. Dan blogs about peer-reviewed Earth science for Junior High level audiences and up.