Blizzards
Get ready for a flurry of excitement with Learning Mole’s “High Five Facts About Blizzards”! This video is a chilling journey into the heart of winter storms that blanket the world in snow and ice. From the powerful gusts of wind to the mesmerizing snowfall, we’re about to uncover the fascinating and frosty facts that make blizzards a force of nature to be reckoned with. So, raise your hand for a high-five and join us as we explore the high-fiving facts about blizzards. It’s a celebration of the wintry wonders that transform landscapes into snowy spectacles! ❄️❄️❄️✋
Transcription for Blizzards
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Today we are going to learn five cool facts about blizzards. Number one lizards are very strong snowstorms that reduce how far you can see with all the snow and have very strong winds. There are three things every blizzard has that makes it a blizzard very high winds. The wind must be above 35 miles per hour to be blizzard wind. No visibility lizards are storms that are so thick with snow that you can’t see more than a quarter of a mile in front of your face. And Lasting a long time lizards are not over quickly.
They have to last over three hours to be considered a blizzard rather than just a snowstorm. If a snowstorm has all these characteristics, then it is called a blizzard. number two hurricanes are massive windstorms that’s been around because of the very strong winds that create them. Hurricane winds are above 74 miles per hour, but can be more than 150 miles per hour. Blizzard wins can go over 100 miles per hour making them almost as windy as the strongest hurricane. Is some very strong winds. number three the word lizard wasn’t always the name of the storm.
So what used to mean a strong hit an enzyme American Civil War it was a word describing a round of shooting from muskets. The first time it was used to describe a snowstorm was in an American newspaper a newspaper called the advance in Chicago described a snowstorm hitting dead town as a blizzard in January of 18 AD. Blesses hit towns so hard so a word that used to mean a hard hit makes sense for such a violent type of weather fact number four. Some blizzards happen when there is no snow falling from the sky at all.
These are called Ground blizzards and ground blizzards happen when the snow has already fallen and then strong winds come along the strong winds carry snow up into the air which means people can see very far ahead. The sky might have no clouds in it, but it is still hard to see because of the snow blowing around. Number five there are lots of places on Earth that are likely to have blizzards because they get very cold weather and lots of snow. This has happened the most in Russia Antarctica northern Europe Canada and the northern United States.
The United States has around 19 blizzards a year. Probably Antarctica has less blizzards every year than the United States and most of these blizzards are ground blizzards. I hope you enjoyed my five cool facts about blizzards. See you next time.
