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Describe the origin and development of thunderstorms with examples.

  • UPSC 2014
  • Climatology

A thunderstorm is a storm produced by a cumulonimbus cloud and marked by lightning and thunder, usually with heavy showers, gusty squalls and sometimes hail.

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  • Origin: The Conditions That Must Coincide
  • Development: The Three-Stage Cell Life Cycle
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  • Will Warming Bring More Thunderstorms?

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