How Thunderstorms Form and Lightning Strikes
Vigorous updrafts, ice crystal collisions and powerful electrical channels turn turbulent atmospheric moisture into nature's most intense discharges.
Topic
Meteorology
Stories tagged “Meteorology”.
How tornadoes are rated: the Enhanced Fujita scale
Tornadoes receive their strength categories not from direct wind measurements, but from structural damage assessed by ground surveys after the storm.
How wind chill works, and why it cannot freeze a pipe
The index measures the rate at which moving air strips heat from exposed skin, but inanimate objects can never cool below the actual air temperature.
What the Saffir-Simpson Scale Does Not Measure
The five hurricane categories rate sustained wind speed alone, leaving deadly storm surge and extreme rainfall entirely off the scale.
Why tropical cyclones get names, and who chooses them
Predetermined lists managed by regional warning centres help forecasters avoid confusion when multiple storms churn across the oceans.
Weather briefing: Atlantic low and US winter outlook
Forecasters track an offshore system near the mid-Atlantic as winter predictions point to widespread seasonal shifts.