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What is Cardinal Winds?

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

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A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.

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

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

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.