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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 narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

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

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

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

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

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