What is meant by the term drought?

Is there evidence of long-term drought in the Southwest?

Why is the sky blue and sunsets red?

How are clouds named and who named them?

How much does a cloud weigh?

How do rainbows form?

Why do clouds tend to have flat bottoms?

What is UV radiation and how much does it increase with altitude?

What is a contrail and how does it form?

What is El Niño?

What is La Niña?

Why do we have seasons?

What is the Pacific Decadal Oscillation?



What is the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights?

What do you call the precipitation shaft under a shower?

What are the dangers of lightning?

What is paleoclimatology?

How much energy does a hurricane release?

What is a blizzard?

How cold can it get in Flagstaff?

How often does Flagstaff have snow for the holidays?

How can El Niño and La Niña affect northern Arizona?

How do snowflakes form so many neat shapes?

What are Winter weather watches, warnings and advisories?

What is the new wind chill index?

What is a flash flood?

What are dustdevils?

How does lightning form?

How hot can it get in Flagstaff?

What is the monsoon?

Severe Thunderstorms and Tornadoes - What are they?

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