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What is La Niña?

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global weather patterns such as reduced rainfall in some areas and increased rainfall in others.

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The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

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

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

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

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

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

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

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...