What is Climatology?

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

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

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

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

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

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.

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

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

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...