What is Climatology?

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

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

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

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

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

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...