Month: March 2015

Swackett Fun Fact:  The earth is over 330,000 times smaller than the sun.

Swackett Fun Fact:  Heliophobia is the fear of the sun.

Swackett Weather Fun Fact:  Black Blizzard or Black Roller is a term for a violent dust storm on the south-central Great Plains that darkens the sky.

 

Swackett Weather Fun Facts:   Named after Southern California’s Santa Ana Canyon, the Santa Ana is a blustery, dry and warm (often hot) wind that blows out of the desert.

Swackett Weather Fun Fact:   Twilight is a term we have all used for the time between the moment of sunset, when the sun’s apparent upper edge is just at the horizon, until the center of the sun is 6 degrees directly below the horizon.

Swackett Weather Fun Fact:  Black Frost occurs when there is an absence of moisture, ice crystals does not form, but the water in the tissues of plants may freeze, producing the condition known as black frost.

Swackett Weather Fun Fact:   The sun will continue to grow in size as it burns up hydrogen.

Swackett Weather Fun Fact:  Lightning sets about 10,000 forest fires every year in the United States.