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If you have Star Trek level future technology, I propose stopping a tornado by disrupting the horizontal spinning effect in the lower atmosphere. This phase causes the spinning motion that is then lif …

The Coriolis Effect's contribution to wind speed is negligible The acceleration due to the Coriolis force is $$\mathbf{a} = -2\mathbf{\Omega} \times \mathbf{v},$$ where $\mathbf{\Omega}$ is a vector …

In addition to having this condition in a cool desert, you can have high humidity in a regular ol' desert too, as long as you have an ocean. The Red Sea is literally the worst place on Earth, as a …

Plant respiration Rainforests are famous for making their own rain. Plants transpire something like 98% of the water they take up. When you have a lot of plants, and it is already pretty humid, the re …

Since this continental sized, all in one hemisphere, and with mountains in the center, this is relatively easy to answer. The continent is best divided into quadrants: North Quadrant Since you say Can …

A This desert is mostly appropriate. An analogy to this continental feature is the southern part of Africa. Most of this is the Kalahari desert, especially on the Eastern side. If your planet rotates …

Two of the primary airflows affecting the weather of the midwestern plains are cold air masses coming down from the arctic in the winter, causing periodic blizzards in otherwise subtropical Central Texas …

High altitude tropics While San Diego has remarkably stable temperatures year round, there are other places that are even more stable. In tropical highlands, places get the same stable insolation as …

Rainforest Oasis Lets say 'gentle' rain for two hours is a quarter inch, or about 6 mm. 6 mm per day for a month is 180 mm per month. 180 mm a month every month for a year is 2160 mm. 2160 mm per ye …

Pretty much any planet except Earth has conditions that would prevent air travel. Ridiculous winds Venus has stead winds in the 300 km/h range; year round, non-stop all the way around the planet. T …

Underground temps vary little The average annual temperature in Chicago is 51 F (11 C). If you are in a cave a mile below Chicago, it will be 51. It will be 51 in the day, and at night; in summer and …

Things will be flattened Most places in the Eastern US will see an inch of rain in a day at least once a year, and often as much as two inches. Here is last May in DC, where we got 1.24 inches (31 mm …

Not much worse that the Last Glacial Maximum The key to causing this apocalypse isn't necessarily extent of glaciation, but speed. What if temperatures proceeded to those of the last glacial maximum …

Skip the latitude changes and go with altitude The best way to have all these lands, is to have them ringing the equator at different altitudes. Check out the climate graphs for these three cities …

How cloud formation occurs Warm air near the surface of the Earth can rise for many reasons. As it rises, it undergoes adiabatic cooling. Since the pressure drops with rising air, the gas must expa …