Wind
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Wind is the natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface. Winds occur on a range of scales, from thunderstorm flows lasting tens of minutes, to local breezes generated by heat
Cup-type anemometer on a remote meteorological station
Winds are part of Earth's atmospheric circulation
RAF Exeter airfield on 20 May 1944, showing the layout of the runways that allow aircraft to take off and land into the wind
This wind turbine generates electricity from wind power.
Thunderstorm
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A thunderstorm, also known as an electrical storm or a lightning storm, is a storm characterized by the presence of lightning and thunder. Relatively weak thunderstorms are sometimes called thundersho
Wind
…Wind is the natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface. Winds occur on a range of scales, from thunderstorm flows lasting tens of minutes, to local breezes generated by heating of land surfaces and lasting a few hours, to global winds resulting from the…
Lightning from a thunderstorm near Pritzerbe, Germany
Stages of a thunderstorm's life
Thunderstorms often develop from cumulus congestus clouds.
Anvil-shaped thundercloud in the mature stage