The Telegram

I love the science of meteorology.  I remember years ago when I worked at CFRA radio in Ottawa, the late Hal Anthony took me aside and said: “If you hope to have a long career in this, you have to find a way to make us understand what you ...

Residents of western Cape Breton won’t soon forget last Thursday night.  As a storm approached from the south, the fabled “suêtes” winds started to howl. I was home watching hockey when I noticed some activity on my ...

My mother was a school teacher before she decided to start a family and work on the farm with dad.  I believe we had the best of both worlds – a very intelligent mom who was never too far away.  When I was young, I wanted to be a ...

When I moved to Atlantic Canada 21 years ago, I knew I was moving from a continental climate to a maritime one.  It’s much less humid in Ottawa in the winter, but it’s also colder… Or is it?     Late last month I ...

Last Friday evening, the weather was – to quote a Caper I know – not fit! Around the supper hour, an active warm front came through the Halifax area, changing snow to rain; the wind was wild – gusting over 100 km/h.  The ...

The ups and downs of our wildly fluctuating temperatures had us dealing with more than our share of ice last week – it fell from the sky, coated trees, froze underfoot and made walking treacherous. The weather roller coaster has yet to leave ...

I’m not shy about admitting that I love winter. People often ask when I started to like winter.  I can’t really answer that… I always have.  It smells fresh, it’s fun and I think it’s prettier that summer. ...

Over the years, I have met several people who don't enjoy the term “wind chill”. Some have accused meteorologists of making it up to make us believe it is colder than it is. Not so. The wind chill index was first developed in 1945 ...

Some people are very observant. The other day, I got this email from Charles Thompson. He wrote: “I enjoyed your column today on the length of the days. Most people do not realize that on Dec. 11, the evenings start to increase. By the time ...

I am blessed with many wonderful Facebook followers.  I read every word that is posted and do my best to respond to most of it. Last month a post caught my eye.  It was from Janet Elaine White.  She was commenting on the fact that ...