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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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In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

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

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....

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

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

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

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...