Storms | Clouds a brewing
Thunderstorms need three basic ingredients to form. The first is moisture in the air or water vaporThe change of water from a liquid to a gas., which forms clouds and rain. The second is a column of unstable air, which provides relatively warm, moist air on the bottom layers with cold, dry air high above it. And lastly, a thunderstorm needs some kind of force to lift the air upwards.
Did You Know?
- In a typical year about one thousand tornadoes strike the United States. Central United States is nicknamed "tornado alley" because more tornadoes strike there than any other place in the world.
- Some thunderclouds are as tall as 11 miles (18 kilometers) from top to bottom
- About one hundred bolts of lightning strike Earth every second.
- Storm chasers captured the highest winds ever recorded...
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