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The word comes to English via the French (se) mirer, from the Latin mirari, meaning "to look at, to wonder at". [ 2 ] Mirages can be categorized as "inferior" (meaning lower), "superior" (meaning higher) and " Fata Morgana ", one kind of superior mirage consisting of a series of unusually elaborate, vertically stacked images, which form one ...
The actual phenomenon that is sometimes called heat lightning is simply cloud-to-ground lightning that occurs very far away, with thunder that dissipates before it reaches the observer. [2] At night, it is possible to see the flashes of lightning from very far distances, up to 100 miles (160 km), but the sound does not carry that far. [3]
A heat dome is a sprawling area of high pressure that promotes hot and dry conditions for days or weeks at a time. "Heat domes are a lot like a balloon," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alan ...
Illustration of St. Elmo's fire on a ship at sea Electrostatic discharge flashes across the windscreen of a KC-10 cockpit.. St. Elmo's fire (also called witchfire or witch's fire [1]) is a weather phenomenon in which luminous plasma is created by a corona discharge from a rod-like object such as a mast, spire, chimney, or animal horn [2] in an atmospheric electric field.
Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. [ 1 ] [ a ] At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition point, flames are produced.
Cal Fire’s newest addition to its helicopter fleet is the Fire Hawk — a Sikorsky S70i Black Hawk retrofitted to drop water or fire retardant, as well as conduct hoist rescue and night ...
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned of an October surprise that will “distort and pervert” Vice President Harris. “There will be concerted efforts to distort and pervert Kamala ...