What is Broken Clouds?

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

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...