What is Ball Lightning?
Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety of colors, from blue to orange to yellow, and is sometimes accompanied by a hissing sound and an acrid odor.
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The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...
A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
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A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...
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