What is Tornado?

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

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

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

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...