What is Cirriform?

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

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

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

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

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