What is Acid Rain?

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...

The belt between 50-70 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, adjacent to the Polar Region. Although...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...