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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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Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

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

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

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