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How Earth evens out the energy input

Weather is what happens when Earth balances its energy from the sun on a global scale

Earth has surpluses of radiation in its equatorial regions, and deficits toward its poles. Our weather is a matter of Earth trying to even out the imbalance, Daniel Bezte writes.





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Prairie weather all starts with the sun

Weather takes energy, and the source of that is the star we all orbit around

The sun’s radiation comes to us in many forms, some of which are harmful to organic life while others are completely harmless or even essential, Daniel Bezte writes.







The lowdown on winter storms on the Prairies

It takes more than just a trough of low pressure to kick up a memorable winter storm

It takes more than just a trough of low pressure to develop an Alberta Clipper or Colorado Low, which are the biggest winter storms in Manitoba. It also takes humidity, temperature changes and a host of other variables coming into play.