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General Weather/Earth Sciences Topics => Weather Folklore => Topic started by: xykotik on June 11, 2011, 11:19:27 PM
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This forum has been an icicle for months. I thought I would make it a sunrise. 8-)
Excerpt from a larger article at the Library of Congress website...
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/weather-sailor.html (http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/weather-sailor.html)
Red sky at night, sailors delight.
(http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/images/sunset.jpg)
When we see a red sky at night, this means that the setting sun is sending its light through a high concentration of dust particles. This usually indicates high pressure and stable air coming in from the west. Basically good weather will follow.
Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning.
(http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/images/sunrise.jpg)
A red sunrise reflects the dust particles of a system that has just passed from the west. This indicates that a storm system may be moving to the east. If the morning sky is a deep fiery red, it means a high water content in the atmosphere. So, rain is on its way.
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I'm gonna start finding folklores to write on here.
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Unless their is a wildfire burning nearby at the time! #-o ;) :grin:
Mark
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Yeah, I hate those nautical wildfires.
The LOC article is a good one. It gives citations from Shakespeare and The Bible referring to the lore.
I'm suddenly thinking of Hemmingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" for some reason. I recommend it to James and the other youngins. It's a short book.
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I was looking at it as we do here on the shore of Lake Erie. We look for the "red sky" from on-shore to see what is in store.
Mark
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Here is a variant on your folklore:
•Evening red and morning gray will set the traveler on his way/But evening gray and morning red will bring down rain upon his head
this one is for land-lovers.
Mark
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Nice! I havent heard that one! I am amazed at how accurate folklore can be! :grin:
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Love The Old Man and the Sea. One of my favorites.
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Talking about the story? Never read it, but I hear it is very good.
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Yeah, Hemmingway is one of my favorites.
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Not trying to get off topic, but is it a difficult read? I might try it soon
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Not really, I had a bit of a lapse at first, trying to get into it, but once I really put myself in the shoes of the fisherman, it changed the whole perspective, and I couldn't put it down. It is very short, but still a page-turner ;)
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Ok! I might check that out!!! :grin: