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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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A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

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

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

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

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...