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Weather Words: Pyrocumulonimbus

Pyrocumulonimbus is a type of cloud that occasionally forms during a large fire. They are related to their cousin, ...
Lakeshore flooding happens when strong winds and waves push water toward the shoreline, causing rapid rises in water levels ...
Wind gusts are brief bursts of stronger wind caused by atmospheric turbulence and mixing, and they’re often mistaken for ...
Are you a fall person or an autumn person? When the leaves start to turn and the air gets crisp, you might hear both “fall” and “autumn” used to describe the season, but which one is correct? They can ...
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Weather Words: Skirl

As we enter the hottest part of the year, here’s a word you can use to express how unpleasant the heat is making you feel: skirl. It’s an old verb from England that means “to shrivel up from excessive ...
When you look at the atmosphere over a long period of time, it appears to move like a fluid. And just like a fluid, the atmosphere often moves in waves. When meteorologists are working to determine if ...