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What is Precipitation?

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

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Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

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

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...

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

The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.