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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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The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

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

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...

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

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

Perhaps you have come across them, maybe you are seeing them for the first time. These clouds, known as wave clouds, resemble...