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What is Gale?

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy weather.

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

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

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

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

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

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...