Posted by Melody on Wednesday, Jun 25, 2014
The other day a patron asked what the meteorological term for when you see rain falling in the distance. He said had a bet with a friend, and as I am more than happy to use information-seeking skills to stack the odds, I started searching. It turns out, as I learned, the term he was looking for was "virga."
According to the National Weather Service, virga is actually "Precipitation falling from the base of a cloud and evaporating before it reaches the ground." It's common enough of a phenomenon that I could picture it when he asked, but if you don't know what that looks like, check out this image from Wikipedia.
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I've been at the library for more than 10 years now, and I still find joy when choosing the best books for our readers. My current reading journey is taking me book by book through different genres. I'm challenging myself to find books that are enough outside my wheelhouse that I'd pass them by on first glance. The genre I'm looking forward to... more
Holy moly! Imagine trying to migrate out of your gang lord-run country just to be picked up by a mafia and sex-trafficked in your new land. Harrowing and tragic, this is an under-the-radar humanitarian crisis that more people need to know is happening! -Melody