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What is Microburst?

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated with thunderstorms.

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An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

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

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

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

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

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

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