What is Broken Clouds?

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

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

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

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

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

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

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

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