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What is Ball Lightning?

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety of colors, from blue to orange to yellow, and is sometimes accompanied by a hissing sound and an acrid odor.

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

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

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

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

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

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

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

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