Weather conundrum

[snowleopard]

How come we get stronger weather systems during the winter when the earth is receiving less energy from the sun? Surely one would expect the strongest winds when there is more energy around.

 

[Twister_Ken]

My starter for 10.

Air is colder, therefore more dense.

Although I suspect it's really something more esoteric, like position of the gulf stream, jet stream, temperature gradient between equatorial, temperate and polar waters, need of retailers to sell more umbrellas, etc.

 

[Sgeir]

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during the winter when the earth is receiving less energy from the sun?

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[Moonshining]

The strongest weather systems in the Northern hemisphere are in the summer. The hurricane season is July to November when the Atlantic and Caribbean are at their warmest.

I presume that Britain gets worse weather because you don't get the Azores high in winter. In the summer it diverts Atlantic depressions to the North of us.

 

[ChrisE]

I'd agree with teaky and add that whilst we don't get bad weather in summer, in our northern latitudes, hurricanes are generated during the summer. From memory these are fueled by the hot seas darn sarf.

I'd be surprised if we get enough energy into our chilly waters to cause more than a cocktail stick to revolve let alone a storm system.

 

[Evadne]

Me too, and I'd add that in polar latitudes the weather is more stable in the winter, especially in the southern hemisphere, due to the formation of the polar high and circumpolar vortex.

 

[ajt]

It is a tradition in this country?

 

[Helina]

Less energy during winter ? When we have winter the southern hemisphere has summer !
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[Twister_Ken]

>Why don't eskimos eat penquins ?<

They don't like chocolate?