The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25
EXIT EDICINE HAT
This Famous Place Removed
From Weather Map.
Hereafter New Breeder of
Storms Is Blamed.
SIBERIA THE PLACE.
Now Asia Must Be Given All.
the Credit. j
Observations of the Government.
Have Been Extended.

Although more storms form in Colo
RADIO, northwest Texas and Wyoming
than in any other territory of that ex
tent in the world, it is learned, through
recent Investigations conducted for the
United States weather bureau, that the
weather Of the world is controlled by
some unseen force in Asia. Medicine
Hat. which has so long been the butt of
weather jests, and has borne so long,
without murmur too, the abuse that
is heaped upon the district to blame for
bad weather, has proven an alibi and
should be welcomed home to partake
of the fatted calf.
Medicine Hat is not responsible. In
stead it is Siberia. A lot of mean things
have been said about Siberia and the
weather bureau has looked upon it with
suspicion for some time, but only late
ly have these suspicious been confirmed.
Siberia does not make. the bad weather,
but it is impossible to have bad wealth
er without the consent of the powers
that be in the frozen portion of Asia.
Alaska was under suspicion for a
time. Reports from interior Alaska are
scarce as Alaskan miners who struck
it rich and saved some of it. Little is
known about weather conditions away
from the coast. The weather man had
his sleuths at work for some time be-
fore he was convinced that the re-
sponsibility for the weather lay else
where.
And although he knows now where
the responsibility belongs, it still re-
mains for him to learn why the re-
sponsibility belongs in Siberia Why
does the immense prison of the czar
control weather conditions throughout
the world? Some day the weather man
will know. but he does not know at this
time.
BY controlling the weather it is not
meant that there is change of condi-
lions every day in Asia which changes
conditions here that day. or even
long continued cold weather here
it is warmer, in proportion, il;
Siberia. In other words, if the
gas pressure is unsatisfactory move to
Siberia Weather west Of the Rocky
mountains, extending west into Asia,
usually is directly the opposite OF the
weather east of the Rocky mountains.
And the people living in this section OF
the country usually experience the
same kind of weather that is expert
enced in Europe. This is the opposite
of the weather in Asia.
In winter a cap of cold weather set
ties down on Siberia. That makes an
area of high barometric pressure there,
and another cap of cold weather settles
on Canada and the extreme north of
this continent. Another area of high
pressure is thus produced. This results
in a low pressure area in the Behring
sea, another low pressure area near
Iceland and another near the Azores.
The pressure in any one of these places
cannot change without affecting the
pressure in the others. A decrease at
one place means corresponding in
crease at another. The area of low
pressure in the Behring sea is RESPONSE
BILE for the fact that so many of our
storms enter the United States by way
Of Washington and Oregon.
But the key to the situation is in
Asia. Just why no one knows. Siberia
usually holds it, although we occasion
ally get a storm from Japan. Reports
are now being received from sections of
Siberia and an attempt is being made
to learn the reason why" But the
reputation Of Medicine Hat should i'm
prove as this knowledge is spread
broadcast.
With the securing of reports from
Siberia another step is made toward a
system of weather observation which
will extend around the world. When
this is done it is likely that an attempt
will be made to forecast weather
week ahead.
Weather reports are now received from
England. Scotland, Ireland. France and
the islands just off the coast of Spain.
South American countries are now pre-
pairing to install weather observation sys-
TENS similar to the one in the United
steal Americans from the weather
bureau in this country to put in charge
of their stations And when all of these
be more closely followed and accurately
forecasted The changes will be more
quickly noted if more men are watching
for them and at different places over the
world. And the more generally the
weather is watched and the changes
noted the better the forecast service will
be and the more accurate will lbe the prog
nostications of the weather bureau
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