What is Atmosphere?

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

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

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

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...