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What is Precipitation?

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

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Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

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

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

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

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...