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What is Atmospheric River?

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

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A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

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

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.