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  2. Thunderstorm - Wikipedia

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    However, some kind of cloud forcing, whether it is a front, shortwave trough, or another system is needed for the air to rapidly accelerate upward. As the warm, moist air moves upward, it cools, condenses , [ 5 ] and forms a cumulonimbus cloud that can reach heights of over 20 kilometres (12 mi).

  3. Firestorm - Wikipedia

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    Although a much larger area was destroyed by fire in Kassel than even Tokyo and Hamburg, the city fire caused a smaller less extensive firestorm than that at Hamburg. [32] Bombing of Darmstadt in World War II (Germany) 11 September 1944 8,000 dead. Area destroyed by fire 4 square miles (10 km 2). Again the percentage of this which was done by ...

  4. Storm - Wikipedia

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    Two extrasolar planets are known to have storms: HD 209458 b [15] and HD 80606 b. The former's storm was discovered on 23 June 2010, and measured at 6,200 km/h (3,900 mph), while the latter produces winds of 17,700 km/h (11,000 mph) across the surface. The spin of the planet then creates giant swirling shock-wave storms that carry the heat aloft.

  5. Sơn Tinh – Thủy Tinh - Wikipedia

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    Sơn Tinh – Thủy Tinh (The Mountain God vs.The Lord of the Waters) is a Vietnamese myth.It explains the practice of tidal irrigation and devastating floods in Vietnam as a result of monsoon—a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia, blowing from the southwest between May and September and bringing rain (the wet monsoon), or from the northeast between October ...

  6. Category:Fire - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 1 September 2023, at 09:01 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  7. Multiple-alarm fire - Wikipedia

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    A 10-75 is a working fire (i.e., there is fire visible from a building), the 10-76/10-77 assignments are the alarm levels separate from the first alarm, second alarm, third alarms, etc. that are the standard fire department responses to fires in high-rise buildings. The signal 10-60 is a separate response to major disasters.

  8. Colored fire - Wikipedia

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    Flame coloring is also a good way to demonstrate how fire changes when subjected to heat and how they also change the matter around them. [1] [2] To color their flames, pyrotechnicians will generally use metal salts. Specific combinations of fuels and co-solvents are required in order to dissolve the necessary chemicals.

  9. Multimedia - Wikipedia

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    Video - Moving images that convey dynamic content. High-definition (HD), 4K, and 360-degree video are recent innovations enhancing viewer engagement. Animation - the technique of creating moving images from still pictures, often used in films, television, and video games to bring characters and stories to life.