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The Netherlands: Heavy thunderstorm above Zeist (Video)

info-pictogram1 Heavy thunderstorm above Zeist, the Netherlands. From tenth floor flat GERO. Camera: Marcus Kingma.

28-06-2011

DUA FOR RAIN AND THUNDER

LIGHTNING & THUNDER IN ISLAM

Oklahoma supercell (IMAGE/VIDEO)

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info-pictogram1 A supercell is a thunderstorm that is characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone: a deep, persistently rotating updraft.

Thunderstorm in Sydney, Australia (IMAGE)

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info-pictogram1 Thunderstorm in Sydney, Australia yesterday!

HOW BIG ARE SPRITES

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Sprites are huge! Besides towering vertically for as much as 45 miles, they can also be incredibly wide – tens of miles across. Often they occur in groups, so the entire display can be over 50 miles wide.