Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1914-01-26

Washington. Jan. 2t--Many poo
pie have AN idea that thoro L. some
thing mysterious ana occult about
the work Of the weather bureau in
forccasting the coming of storms.
frosts and floods. Not few think
that the observers must necessarily
get their data by reading he planets,
the stars and she moon As e. matter
of fact the forecaster of the bureau
iorctclls the coming of disturbances
loo IL busiucsslikc way very similar 60
that In which man who has ordered
shipment OF goods would estimate
the date of its arrival.
suppose business man had or
derod a. Carload % Wncapplcs from
the Hawaiian islands Ho would
know the average time 10 would take
th, steamer to make tho trip tu the
Pacific port the average time for UNI
loading and loading into refrigerator
cars and the average number Of days
90 De- allowed these cars for their
| trip across the continent 10 View
York His estimate. however would
Dee subject 90 error because the
] steamship might Doe delayed hy 'os'
or the cars might meet with an nccl-
dent.
storms. like pineapplcs, az o. rule
/ do not originate in the United Htntes.
They come 10 us, some irom the
| Philippines. japan, siberia, AllHka.
| Cnnadu ur the Gulf OF Mexico. The
weather bureau gets cable, t'ie-
J graphic or wireless notice ot for
rign storm. station after station, o'
vessel after vessel, reports the storm
larriyal u 81 neiRhborhood' 80 lhal
the general direction and rate ol
lprorrcss can be- determined very
learIy. In fact, the arrival ot some
storms can be forctold ton days ir
advance.
The forocamers watch for the re-
zion 81 low barometer which is th'
lstorm center around which the winds
blow. This whirl or eddy move'
bodily forward with the general east
ward drift of about $50 miles a das
In our attitudes AZ the lines oil
lcqunl pressureC isobarH) around th'
low center crowd closer together ih'
winds attending the storm increaa'
lin force The furccaster determine
tho direction of movement OF th'
storm and its velocity,
when weather disturbances arc re
lpuftod. the furccasters know rom cA
lpericncc about how long 30 take
Them 90 reach our Pacific coast, an'
Then how long after they VIII rcacl
tine Atlantic coast, For example
la storm coming from siberia driit
Ieastward around the North Pole an
lrcappcurs In Alaska, ID should uppca
lin Washington and oregon Ia ahou
1.-TWO days, should geo Go the Hreh
lInkea in six days ana 90 the Atlhnti
Coast in seven ur eight days
Unexpected conditions may dclh
7 storms OF divert them from th
/ straight track Just as a reirigerato
I car may be- thrown OF 90 achedul
b or he shipped by accident ON "a wron
! road. some OF these storms doplet
b themselves by running into region
s OF high barometer which are of great
. or MAGNITUDE and extent than th
/ storm Itself Some of them, how
= ever, travel completely around IA
70 world
b TO keep tab on cold waves tina
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. the state of Washington which lie
, west Of The Cascades.
B California led last year Ia timbc
} sold from national forests, thoug
q Montana had the largest number q
sale transactions.
= The American Forestry associaiio
T. has Just elected Henry 5, Drinkel
g president Of Lohigh university, nn
70 T.. g. Ridsdalc, as rs president an
q lsocrdiary respectively
The hioloalcnl survey and the for
4 est service have been cooperating !
. the determination of ground SPUR
y rels on national forests in califoi
mia Tho annual loss 90 range fee
\ and grain crops from ground aquiI
4 Irels H. enormous.