What is Blowing Snow?

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

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

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

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

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

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...