Weather Systems 

"Forecast for this evening...dark"
~ George Carlin ~

Weather is the day - to - day state of the atmosphere. The weather of the humid tropics is very similar throughout the year as a constant flow of energy keeps temperatures uniformly high. However, the daily weather is quite variable in the midlatitudes. Here, huge air masses collide to create powerful storm systems that affect global heat distribution, the shaping of the earth surface, and our daily livelihood. In this chapter we'll examine weather systems at a variety of geographic scales that affect our daily lives.

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