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Weather Words: Graupel

Graupel is soft, pelletlike precipitation that forms when supercooled water droplets freeze onto falling snowflakes, creating ...
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Weather Words: Extreme Cold

How cold is extremely cold is probably a common argument during the winter, but did you know it has an actual definition?
A landslide is the sudden downhill movement of rock, soil, and debris, often triggered when heavy rain, especially from ...
The wind field of a hurricane is the area around the storm where damaging winds occur, defining how far its power and impacts extend from the center.
Clouds will increase throughout the day as winds build in strength into the afternoon. The high should be near 62 degrees ...
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Weather Words: 'Stadium Effect'

Senior writer Chris DeWeese edits Morning Brief, The Weather Channel’s newsletter.
Ever notice how the base of a cloud is usually flat? There’s a reason for that. An invisible layer of the atmosphere on which clouds appear to “sit” is called the Lifting Condensation Level. As a ...
Golfpocalypse is a meandering collection of words about golf (professional and otherwise) that sometimes, but not always, has ...
Host Brazil will preside and set the agenda. For the talks to be a success, world leaders need to beef up efforts and money ...
David sits down with students from the Ridgecrest Robotics & Space Program to discuss their goals for Thursday's balloon launch and their readiness for it. Meteorologist Zack Webster describes the ...