Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Kansans' weather worries spur interest in folklore, myths
Weather was one of the earliest worries that sent humans searching for signs and portents of the future - particularly in terms of storms and seasons.
Those signs and portents remain a fascination, according to Mary Knapp, State of Kansas climatologist. Desert dwellers still search for signals that rain is on the way. Almost everyone knows folklore about the coming of a late spring or severe winter.
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:11 AM
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