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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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Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

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

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...