What is Atmospheric River?

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

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

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

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

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

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

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