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What is Lightning?

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.

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

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

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 storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

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

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

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.