Weather Facts
Weather Facts
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| Cumulonimbus clouds can up to half a million tons of water at one time. |
| The Earth's atmosphere carries about 1800 thunderstorms at any given time. |
| Tornados last no more than 15 minutes. |
| Lift, unstable air, and moisture are the main things needed for a thunderstorm to form. |
| Every thunderstorm contains lightening. |
| Lightening is a basically a flash of electricity. |
| When water droplets get swept up into the sky, freeze, and then fall down, its call hail. |
| Cold air sinks and as it warms up, it rises. This movement of air is what causes wind. |
| No two snowflakes are exactly alike. |
| In 1916, a volcanic eruption blocked the sun causing Canada and the US to experience a summer with extremely cold temperatures. |
| The lowest temperature ever recorded was -89.2°C in Antarctica. |
| Lightening is five times hotter than the sun's surface. |
| Cyclone and typhoon are other names for hurricanes. |
| Hurricanes only form over warm water because they need it for their energy. |
| Hail, sleet, and snow are all alternative forms of rain. |
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