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What's the difference between weather and climate?
clouds
What causes the seasons?
How do tornadoes form?
See how cloud formation near a low-pressure system or ongoing tropical storm fuels a hurricane
For Students
weather summary
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Lightning over a farm field. Weather electricity thunderstorm light energy tree
Facts You Should Know: Weather Quiz
Umbrella colored like a rainbow sticking out above a sea of black umbrellas while it rains. (storm, weather)
Weather Words Vocabulary Quiz
rain. Child in the rain, wearing a rain coat, under a yellow umbrella. April Showers weather climate rain storm water drops
April Showers to March’s Lions and Lambs
Thunderstorm cumulonimbus clouds above Montana. weather storm thunderstorm atmospheric disturbance cumulonimbus clouds thunder and lightning Homepage blog 2011, science and technology
Clouds and Cloud Types
Archaea at Midway Geyser Basin in the Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Largest hot spring in Yellowstone, third largest in the world. Temp. 147-188F Dim. 250x380 ft. Archaeon, archeon, Yellowstone Geysers, algae
How the Earth Works: A Quiz
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What’s the Difference Between Weather and Climate?
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What's the difference between weather and climate?
Even in our warming world, there will be some chilly evenings.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
clouds
How much does a cloud weigh?
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
What causes the seasons?
In many parts of the world, weather cycles through the four seasons like clockwork:...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
How do tornadoes form?
Learn how tornadoes form, as explained by John P. Rafferty, earth and life sciences...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
See how cloud formation near a low-pressure system or ongoing tropical storm fuels a hurricane
John P. Rafferty, earth and life sciences editor of Encyclopædia Britannica,...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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