What is Blowing Snow?

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

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

Perhaps you have come across them, maybe you are seeing them for the first time. These clouds, known as wave clouds, resemble...

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

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

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

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...