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meteorology

[mee-tee-uh-rol-uh-jee] / ˌmi ti əˈrɒl ə dʒi /
NOUN
weather science
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While parts of California’s geography, geology and meteorology make circumstances unique along Highway 1, Beck said, precarious — and even crumbling — coastal highways are a relatively common problem across the globe.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

"Wood burning emissions enter the atmosphere, where they are affected by meteorology," Horton said.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

“I would not get that job today till I had the American Meteorological Society seal or a degree in meteorology or atmospheric sciences,” Coleman said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

"It's the result of a rare 'atmospheric tango' between the monsoon and the westerly disturbance," said Akshay Deoras, a research scientist with the department of meteorology at University of Reading in the UK.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

The naming of clouds was a great event in the history of meteorology, after which much more serious discussion and understanding were possible.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton