What is Climatology?

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

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