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What is Lightning?

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.

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A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

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 storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

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

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...