Rain on May 18, Tuesday

Yes, the streak of long lasting good weather comes to a halt as it is Tuesday and it rains. Are you relieved that some rain is falling or would you rather have the warm weather longer. What kind of weather do you prefer?

Different types of clouds

There are many different types of clouds that we see day to day. Although we don't usually pay attention to it but the cloud shapes are pretty amazing because they change due to different reasons such as wind, climate, and more. As you can see on the chart on the left, some clouds tend to be bigger and smaller, higher and lower, and they can also come in greater or smaller numbers. In the following link you can read up more about cloud shapes and do some trivia to test yourself, (http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/cloud3.html)

Which types of clouds are you interested in? Do you know what clouds we usually get in Vancouver?

Winter is finally ending!!!

Get your summer clothes out and maybe go to the park or the beach because the weather seems to be getting warmer and sunnier. Do you think it was a good winter? What are your feelings about having no snow this year?

Tornadoes

A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. Tornadoes aren't common in BC but it is possible to get one here. Why is it important to learn how to survive a tornado?

Earthquake heading for Vancouver.

Here is the link for an article on this topic.
http://www.discovervancouver.com/GVB/big-one.asp

There has been rumours that an earthquake could hit Vancouver in the next 100 years or so. Nobody knows when it will happen and it is quite possible that there will be no earthquake at all. Some People believe that Vancouver is overdue for one. Do you think Vancouver is going to have in earthquake in the next century? Explain your thinking of why?

Summer Time

There has been lots of rain these past few months but day by day the weather has been nicer here in North Vancouver. What do you plan to do in this nice weather?

Wordle

What do you think the topic for this photo is (besides Weather)?