http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com science writer and book author Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:51:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/archives/science-lessons-from-bitter-cold http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/archives/science-lessons-from-bitter-cold#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:16:00 +0000 Jack Williams ©2012 http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/?p=1662 The strong winds and bitter cold that the new year 2010 brought to large parts of the United States has put wind chill in the news. This, like any outbreak of cold, windy weather, offers high school physics teachers in places where people are talking about wind chill an opportunity to relate the laws of [...]]]> http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/archives/science-lessons-from-bitter-cold/feed 1 http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/archives/ask-jack-wind-chill http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/archives/ask-jack-wind-chill#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:35:37 +0000 Jack Williams ©2012 http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/?p=33 Q: If the temperature is above 32 degrees and the wind chill is below 32 degrees, will water freeze? —Kirsten H., Somerville, MA A: No. Most people are aware that they feel colder when the wind is blowing, but this is because the wind carries away the layer of air around you that your body’s heat has warmed.]]> http://www.weatherjackwilliams.com/archives/ask-jack-wind-chill/feed 3