What is Blowing Snow?

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

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

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

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

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

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

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