What is Climatology?

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

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