What is Acid Rain?

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

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

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

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

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

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...