Blog number FIVE: La Niña

Newton's Third Law of Motion state that "For every action, there is an equal or opposite reaction". This law may also be applied in other aspects. In simpler words, things come in pairs. My last blog was about El Niño. The cold counterpart of it is La Niña and as a part of the job of a young scientist, I also run researches about it.

I can tell that through attending my classes and conducting my own researches, I learned that La Niña is a coupled ocean-atmosphere phenomenon that is the counterpart of El Niño as part of the broader El Niño-Southern Oscillation climate pattern. During a period of La Niña, the sea surface temperature across the equatorial Eastern Central Pacific Ocean will be lower than normal by 3–5 °C. In the United States, an episode of La Niña is defined as a period of at least 5 months of La Niña conditions. The name La Niña originates from Spanish, meaning "the girl," analogous to El Niño meaning "the boy." La Niña is sometimes informally called "anti-El Niño. It is beneficial to monsoon, and sometimes contributes to the deluge brought upon by the formation of cyclone and typhoon which may lead to floods and other world's worst natural disasters. 

To complete the missing link lingering on my mind, I want to know more how La Niña was discovered, how it can affect the mankind especially in their health and other things that are discovered by the scientists which is known by only a few persons.

I would like to research on the possible things or precautions we can apply to prevent massive destruction and catastrophe. If it can be prevented, I would like to know the things we can do to keep ourselves safe as well as the people around us.

I appreciate the fact that not only the scientists but also the ordinary people exert extra effort just to learn or acquire knowledge about the things like this and other associated principles, laws and information.

I can apply my learning and insights about La Niña in the prevention of the occurrence of unwanted events. If not to prevent it, I can apply all my learning and insights in gaining knowledge on the different ways to keep everyone safe and avoid any unwanted accidents. Also, by posting my learning and insights through my own blog site, I can share  to others every piece of information I have.

 

Blog number FOUR: El Niño

Our world is full of mysteries which are still unknown to man. But some of it are being unlocked by Science. One of which is all about our weather and the things associated with it.

We, the people of the Earth are the Scientists. We are responsible for discovering the unknown truth around us. Have you come to a point where you search for these knowledge even more?

One of the things associated with our weather is El Niño. We all know that we have experienced this phenomenon. But do the questions "What is El Niño?" and other related questions crossed your mind? Or if yes, have you answered it?

As a young scientist, I have encountered this word. To supply the missing puzzles in my mind, I carried out some researches and by that, I have learned that El Nino, an abnormal warming of surface ocean waters in the eastern tropical Pacific, is one part of what's called the Southern Oscillation. The Southern Oscillation is the see-saw pattern of reversing surface air pressure between the eastern and western tropical Pacific; when the surface pressure is high in the eastern tropical Pacific it is low in the western tropical Pacific, and vice- versa. Because the ocean warming and pressure reversals are, for the most part, simultaneous, scientists call this phenomenon the El Nino/Southern Oscillation or ENSO for short. South American fisherman have given this phenomenon the name El Niño, which is Spanish for "The Christ Child," because it comes about the time of the celebration of the birth of the Christ Child-Christmas. I also learned that El Niño is one of the main causes of drought which may lead to famine, epidemic, illnesses and can even affect the country's economic status that can be identified by the dry lands in which crops can no longer be planted or other affected industries.

Also, as a young scientist who wants to discover more, I want to know more about things related to El Niño, recent occurrences,  how it is related to global warming, its health and social impacts and ho we can lessen the hazardous effects of it.To make it clear, I want to research more on these things to supply the missing information about these things I have been longing for.

I appreciate the fact that professional scientists were able to discover this phenomena and we are taught about it. Also, I appreciate how our government find ways to lessen its harmful effect which shows how thy care for the humanity.

I can apply my learning and insights about El Niño in making everyone aware of it, so next time it'll happen, I am not the only one who is prepared for it, but also others. I can also apply it in maintaining the safety atmosphere.

Blog number THREE: Monsoon Rains

Weather Forecasts are important for all of us. It informs us everything about the weather not only for the day but also for the succeeding days.But, do all of the terms the weather forecasters used are familiar or do you know anything about it?

Abrupt rains. Thunderstorms. Typhoons. Cyclones. Have you ever wondered how these things are formed? Or how can they affect us? Their advantages and disadvantages? 

 

As a student, I have learned about these things, but only a few about them. So to expand my knowledge about these things, I often read some periodicals, some magazine, publications and I even surf the net just to know more about these. As I read, I learned that monsoon is a system of winds in which the direction of the winds is reversed between the summer and the winter season. According to the traditional thermal theory of monsoon they are a result of the differential heating of land masses and the oceans. In summer the land area gets heated more than the sea and hence low pressure develops over the interior parts of the land masses. Thus in summer season winds blow from sea to the land. During winter season a high pressure is formed over the continents as the temperature there is very low. On the other hand the pressure over the oceans is comparatively lower and the winds start blowing from land to the sea. This forms the monsoon system. Monsoon rains are the rains causes by monsoons. The monsoons, which help balance global temperatures and sustain life on earth, affect a vast area of the globe - from Africa across Asia to the Pacific; northern China and the Himalayas to north Australia; and even Mexico and parts of Central America - directly influencing the lives of over half the world's population.South Asia has two kinds of monsoon; the Northeast monsoon (amihan) and the Southwest monsoon(habagat). 

Since Monsoon rains and Monsoon is always cited especially during weather forecasts, this pushes me to want to know more about monsoon rains, its relation to monsoon, its advantages and disadvantages and how it can affect us. I would like to research more on the things associated with monsoons.

I appreciate the fact that almost everyone is aware of these kinds of things. For this, we can prepare for such emergencies and calamities. I also appreciate the fact that our government always finds a way to reach everyone and educate them with knowledge about monsoon and the like.

I can apply my insights and learning about monsoon in maintaining the atmosphere of being safe in our environment. Also, we can be prepared for unwanted events and ready ourselves so if such thing occurs, we know what to do next.

Blog number TWO: Tail End of a Cold Front

MANILA, Philippines — A tail-end of a cold front affecting Northern and Central Luzon is causing rain in parts of the country, including Metro Manila, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Monday.

 Every channel has its own news show, and every news show has its own weather forecast segment. During rainy seasons, we can always hear the term cold front and its tail end especially when a Low Pressure Area (LPA) or  typhoon has been monitored. But, have ever asked yourself "What is a tail end of a cold front and how it is associated with all this rain?"?

Our country is found near the equatorial region where we encounter two different seasons, the wet and dry seasons. For this reason, different factors are always intervening our weather patterns causing different weather phenomena.

Through reading clippings, articles and even journals and publications, I learned that a cold front  is a meteorological word that is used to describe the movement of a cooler air mass into an area of warmer air. The air with greater density moves under the less dense warmer air, lifting it, which can cause a line of showers and thunderstorms, or a squall line to form when there is sufficient moisture. This upward motion causes lowered pressure along the cold front. On weather maps, the surface position of the cold front is marked with the symbol of a blue line of triangles/spikes pointing in the direction of its movement. Cold fronts can also move up to twice as fast as warm fronts. The tail end of cold front as defined in the dictionary is the later portion of an advancing or leading edge of a steep cold wedge of air characterized by cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds with frequent precipitation in the form of heavy shower.

Because of curiosity, I want to know more about this topic, especially it’s effects, causes, advantages and disadvantages as well. I also want to know more about how it is formed, how if affects weather patterns and the like. I would like to research on its possible causes, and the laws and principles governing it.

I appreciate the fact that different agencies and organizations found a way of informing everyone about this thing and they are posting precautions about it. I also appreciate that everyone of us are aware of this and we are all willing to learn more about it.

I can apply my learning and insights about these things in letting others know and understand what I have understand through the multiple researches I have done. Also, having this knowledge will help us understand how these things occur.