What is Acid Rain?

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

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

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

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

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...