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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The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...
A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...
The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.
A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...
The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....
Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.
Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...