What is Tornado?
A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.
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The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...
The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.
Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...
A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.