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Jet Stream, Pressure, Humidity, and Fronts Help
Jet Stream When watching the evening weather report, chances are good that you will hear something about the jet stream . This speedy current is commonly thousands of kilometers long, a few hundred kilometers wide, and only a few ...
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Clouds Help
Clouds Clouds are as varied as nature. They come in all sizes, colors, and shapes. Plus, they can change within minutes. While some clouds are happy just to be, others come with precipitation like mist, rain, sleet, hail, and snow. This makes ...
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Tornadoes and Hurricanes Help
Tornadoes Tornadoes are the children of severe thunderstorms. As speeding cold fronts smash into warm humid air, a convection of temperature and wind is formed. Winds can easily reach speeds of over 250km/hr. Large tornadoes stir up the ...
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