What is Hail?

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

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

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

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

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

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

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

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...