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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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...
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...
In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...
An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...
Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...
Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...