What is Climatology?

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

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

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

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