New study reveals key linkages between westerly wind bursts and El Niño development
A new study offer insights into how El Niño events develop, particularly during different phases of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle.
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Where Do Winds Come From?
In a sufficiently unstable local atmosphere, this causes the convection to reach far higher, and to condense large amounts of water vapor, which fall as rain showers. If the rising motions are ...
Storm Risk Persists in B.C. Amid Unseasonably Warm Temperatures
The weather in British Columbia has taken a dramatic turn, inviting both excitement and caution as storm risks loom large. With temperatures recently hitting their first 20 degrees Celsius, B.C. is ...
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Astronomers discover exotic atmosphere on scorching hot exoplanet Cuancoá. 'Like finding a snowball that hasn't melted in a fire'
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected water vapor and thick clouds on LTT 9779 b, an ultra-hot Neptune locked in a ...
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Classroom Demos
Atmospheric Electricity: Van de Graf generator shows inductive ... Compare speed to theory. 19. Hadley Cell: Convection from a horizontally localized heat source. 20. Heat Transport: Convection, ...