What is Climatology?

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

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

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

The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...

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

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

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

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