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What is Orographic Lift?

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

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Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

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

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

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

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

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

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