What is Air Mass?

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...

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

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

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