What is Climatology?

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

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.