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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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Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

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

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

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