NASA sent a retired Cold War spy plane on a storm-chasing mission, and it discovered that big thunderstorms are very radioactive. Large thunderstorms produce so much gamma radiation that the ...
Most tropical lightning storms are radioactive Date: October 2, 2024 Source: Duke University Summary: Researchers have known for several decades that thunderstorms can act as miniature particle ...
As it does, locally severe thunderstorms are in store over parts of the Great Plains into Monday night and perhaps gusty thunderstorms in parts of the Midwest on Tuesday, AccuWeather ...
Thunderstorms are far more radioactive than previously thought, routinely producing gamma rays—the highest-energy form of electromagnetic radiation typically associated with supernovas and other ...
Above the cloud tops, thunderstorms throb with a complex, frenetic light show of high-energy radiation. A view from a retrofitted spy plane soaring at 20 kilometers up revealed storms glowing and ...
Thunderstorms create a lot of wind, rain, and lightning, but many people aren’t necessarily aware of another common byproduct: gamma radiation. Thanks to a creative retrofit of an old U-2 spy ...
The Weather Service says severe thunderstorms are also expected in the Free State, Gauteng, North West and Mpumalanga. Forecaster Lehlohonolo Thobela said disruptive rain is expected along the ...
Knoxville could get significant rainfall and severe thunderstorms this week thanks to Tropical Storm Helene. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for Knoxville and other parts of ...
Lower elevations — including the foothills and metro area — can expect scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. “Yep, that’s snow back in the forecast!” NWS forecasters said.
A developing low-pressure system over the West Central Bay of Bengal is expected to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to ...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted thunderstorms from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja envisaged localised ...