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What is Lightning?

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.

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Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

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Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...