What is Orographic Lift?
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
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Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...
A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...
Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.
Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.
A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...
Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.