What is Climatology?

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

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

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

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

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

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

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

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

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.