Nature’s tropical fury spells trouble for aviation. By Karsten Shein Com-Inst. Climate Scientist Hurricane Irma approaches the Caribbean Leeward Islands on September 5, 2017. Irma had just intensified to a Category 5 storm and eventually generated $77 billion in damage from Barbuda to Florida. rom flash flooding and landslides in North Carolina to tornadoes across […]
WEATHER BRIEF
Reading the clouds
Pilots must be able to infer current and developing atmospheric conditions based on different cloud types. By Karsten Shein Comm-Inst. Climate Scientist Clouds are classified by altitude and whether growth is primarily horizontal or vertical. Pilots should be familiar with each type of cloud and what atmospheric conditions it indicates. ooking forward at FL180, the […]