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What is Ball Lightning?

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety of colors, from blue to orange to yellow, and is sometimes accompanied by a hissing sound and an acrid odor.

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A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

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The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

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A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.