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What is El Niño?

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global weather patterns, including increased rainfall in some regions and drought in others.

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Glossary

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

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

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

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

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

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

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

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...