What is Climatology?

The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

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

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

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

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