What is Climatology?

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

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

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

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

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

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

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.