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What is Downburst?

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused by a tornado.

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

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

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

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

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

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

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

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

Perhaps you have come across them, maybe you are seeing them for the first time. These clouds, known as wave clouds, resemble...