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The process of envisioning planetary weather is generally the same for all worlds. Let's begin by ignoring your continents. We'll just have a ball of (I assume) water. … Broiling weather (aka wind and storms) forms around the sunlight terminus. …

I used to live in Texas... That might not seem important, but it really is. It rains in Texas. Holy cow... it rains. I watched a 20-foot-deep arroyo fill with rainwater in seconds. Now, I'll grant tha …

A bit of background: a pet peeve One of my bigger peeves with the environmental activist crowd is that they keep focusing on the planet, as if we could kill it. Earth is incredibly resilient and its a …

When you say "localized," it sounds like you mean within feet or tens of feet. I'm going with that idea. It's easy to create a drop in barometric pressure within a small enclosed space. Say, fo …

I had no idea weather modification using any method was effective enough to require this much regulation. … The forms may be faxed to (301) 713-1459 to the attention of Karen Williams or may be mailed to the NOAA - Weather Modification Reporting Office in Silver Spring, MD. …

Frame Challenge: It's irrelevant what they breathe If the dragon was the size of a Boeing 747, the exhaled breath wouldn't be enough to cause more than a second worth of rain over a 500-population to …

This is a doozey! You don't specify how dark you want the planet, but the idea of a habitable planet that doesn't have a sun (vegetation...) is hard for me to swallow. That means either a dim sun so y …

It's breathtaking just how much work is involved to create what someone might call "realistic" weather. If you want a more specific answer, look back on the list I provided and start giving details. …

It would look startlingly like Arrakis If I've understood your question correctly, your entire planet the size of Earth has a single ocean the size of Africa and that ocean is covered in plant life. S …

Edit: I misread the question. I thought it was about a planet with the suns on the outside. The question is just another Dyson sphere question ("...and at the core there is an antigravity/antimatter d …

No, but maybe yes Click on image to expand. Image courtesy Research Gate. Sand (or any other small particulate debris) is insidious. It will get into the smallest creacks. A windbreak will lift the st …

Honestly, it's the best idea for weather control I've heard in a very long time. Cheers! But, you tagged your question science-based, so let's talk about some science. … Issue #1: Time Weather is constantly changing, so I foresee this idea solving the problem of big storms, like hurricanes. …

In the long run — there would be no difference Fire is one of those things that give individuals and groups enormous power. Fire on your world may not be easy to come by naturally, but the first perso …

The Simple Answers Less than Earth: You would have a thinner atmosphere and it would extend further away from the surface. You would have less mass, therefore slower wind, fewer storms, and without …

Most electronic devices would not be substantially harmed by a geomagnetic solar storm similar to the Carrington Event. To understand why, it helps to understand how motors work. The coils of a simp …