What is Acid Rain?

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

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

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

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

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

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