What is La Niña?
A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global weather patterns such as reduced rainfall in some areas and increased rainfall in others.
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Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
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 bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...
Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...
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 tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...
A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.
A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...