The highest ever measured thunderstorms – how high can they go?
How high into the sky can thunderstorms develop – what are the highest ever measured thunderstorms? The most vigorous updrafts reach the tropopause and produce …
Learn all about severe weather and thunderstorms, how they form, and why some are so destructive
How high into the sky can thunderstorms develop – what are the highest ever measured thunderstorms? The most vigorous updrafts reach the tropopause and produce …
Convection initiation typically starts along boundary-layer convergence zones. These zones have long been known to be key factors in convection initiation and further storm evolution. …
Atmospheric instability is where the Earth’s atmosphere is generally considered unstable. As air near the ground heats, it becomes more and more unstable and becomes …
If ordinary lightning seems pretty ordinary, upper-atmosphere lightning is something else – an entire zoo of various upper-atmosphere electrical discharges. Red sprites, gigantic and blue …
During storm season, there is increasing talk about severe thunderstorms. What does “severe” in severe thunderstorms mean? When does a thunderstorm become severe? What criteria …
If you are interested in lightning, you may have wondered about the most interesting facts about this extraordinary phenomenon. We will go through the Top …
Imagine a melon-sized chunk of ice falling out of the sky and punching a hole in your windshield. Your roof? Breaking bone? In this article, …
A sting jet is a narrow core of violent winds that sometimes form within the rapidly intensifying North Atlantic and North Pacific extratropical cyclones, developing …