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What is Sublimation?

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water vapor.

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

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

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

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...

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

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

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

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

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