What is Climatology?

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

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

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

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

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...

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

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

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