On this page you find articles I have written. I mainly write articles about the weather and climate. The difference with the blog posts is that the articles are less personal and more factual. It is written in a more scientific way and possibly more informative.
Meteorology
The Hellmann Number – A Dutch Cold Index by a German Meteorologist
The Hellmann number (H) is a cold index mainly used in The Netherlands and Germany. It is a measure of ...
Blizzard Followed by Gulf-Effect Snow Brings 45 cm of Snow to Helsinki in December
The 12 and 13th of December 2022 were two very extreme weather days in Helsinki. The first day a true ...
Sea-Effect and Lake-Effect Snow: What Is It and How Does It Form?
Sea-effect or lake-effect snow refers to convective snowfall which arises when a very cold air mass moves over a relatively ...
Coldest start of December in Helsinki since 1937
After a (for my standards) cold fall and a very cold end of November, the winter stepped up its game ...
Very Cold End of November in Helsinki
The winter of 2021/2022 started early in Helsinki and Finland in general. On the 25th of November, the temperature dropped ...
What is Meteorology?
What exactly is meteorology? Many people think that meteorology has to do with things regarding astronomy, as it is similar ...
Climate
Shifting Baseline Syndrome: Why a Mild Winter in the Netherlands Feels Cold
Featured photo: Pascal Smit Last winter was widely seen as “cold” & “snowy” in the Netherlands. But that view does ...
Helsinki Saw Coldest Winter in 15 Years
With a mean temperature of -4.4°C, the winter of 2026 was the coldest since 2010-2011 (-7.2°C). And while it was ...
Beginning of the End for Coal – Can COP29 Accelerate the End of Fossil Fuels?
As the COP29 climate summit kicks off, the role of fossil fuels in the global energy mix is about to ...
Svalbard’s 3rd Consecutive Warmest Summer on Record, August Shattering Multiple Records
After a record-shattering August, Longyearbyen (Svalbard) measures its warmest summer on record for the 3rd (!) consequecutive year. Moreover, with ...
The Hellmann Number – A Dutch Cold Index by a German Meteorologist
The Hellmann number (H) is a cold index mainly used in The Netherlands and Germany. It is a measure of ...
Climate Figure of the Day, January ’24
Also in 2024, we continue with our “Climate Figure of the Day” series! Every day, I’ll be sharing a climate ...
Meteorological Background
The Hellmann Number – A Dutch Cold Index by a German Meteorologist
The Hellmann number (H) is a cold index mainly used in The Netherlands and Germany. It is a measure of ...
Sea-Effect and Lake-Effect Snow: What Is It and How Does It Form?
Sea-effect or lake-effect snow refers to convective snowfall which arises when a very cold air mass moves over a relatively ...
What is Meteorology?
What exactly is meteorology? Many people think that meteorology has to do with things regarding astronomy, as it is similar ...