What is La Niña?
A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global weather patterns such as reduced rainfall in some areas and increased rainfall in others.
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A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...
Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...
The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.
Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...
The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...
The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.
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