Heavy rain and wind
What is the hottest recorded temperature on Earth? What’s the coldest? Do you know what a biome is? Strap on your thinking caps-and, if its raining, grab an umbrella-and test your knowledge of weather and climate in this quiz. On occasion, severe thunderstorms are accompanied by swirling vortices of air that become concentrated and powerful enough to form tornadoes. Lightning heats the air it passes through so intensely and quickly that shock waves are produced these shock waves are heard as claps and rolls of thunder.
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Lightning discharges occur when the accumulated electric charge becomes sufficiently large. At the same time, electrical charges accumulate on cloud particles (water droplets and ice). Columns of cooled air then sink earthward, striking the ground with strong downdrafts and horizontal winds. There the moisture contained in the updraft condenses to form towering cumulonimbus clouds and, eventually, precipitation. Thunderstorms arise when layers of warm, moist air rise in a large, swift updraft to cooler regions of the atmosphere. Thunderstorm, a violent short-lived weather disturbance that is almost always associated with lightning, thunder, dense clouds, heavy rain or hail, and strong gusty winds.
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HEAVY RAIN AND WIND HOW TO
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