What is Lightning?
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.
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Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...
The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.
Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.
A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.