What is Acid Rain?

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

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

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

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

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

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

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...