Here Comes the Tropical Trio  July 18, 2011  Credit: NOAA  Are
you ready for the Tropical Trio—heat waves, monsoon storms and
hurricanes?  Ready or not, it’s summer and a tropical weather
pattern will be coming to a neighborhood near you.  You remember
grade school science?  Typically teachers would hold a light and
have some kid carry a tilted globe around it to explain the
seasons.  In summer the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards
the sun and the Sun's rays hit that part of Earth more directly
than at any other time of the year.  The result, the teacher
explained, was longer days and hotter weather. Tropical climate
surges north.  In summertime, the tilt of the sun allows the
sun’s rays to fall directly on the Northern Hemisphere Source:
The National Snow and Ice Data Center  The direct solar
radiation on our hemisphere peaks in June. However, as summer
continues, the land continues to heat, usually reaching a peak
in the middle of July.  Welcome to the peak. According to a
number of weather services, we