What is Acid Rain?

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

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

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

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

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...