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What is Microburst?

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated with thunderstorms.

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The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

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

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...