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What is Acid Rain?

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

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Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

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

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

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

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

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

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...