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What is Cardinal Winds?

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

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The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

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

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...

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

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...