What is Climatology?

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

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

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

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

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...

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

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

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

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...