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...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

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

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...