A burst of early-summer thunderstorms has swept across NZ, fuelled by unstable air and a shifting seasonal pattern. Here’s what it means for summer and beyond.
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Ancient Maya peoples knew that human beings are not independent from nature but part of it.
Why is thunder so loud? It’s because the amount of electrical energy that flows from the cloud to the ground is so enormous.
When you see a bolt of lightning, do you immediately start counting to see how far off a storm is? An atmospheric scientist parses the practice.
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Assistant State Climatologist and Research Scientist in Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
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Professor of Physical Geography (Climate Science), Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate professor in electrical engineering, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Anthropology, Middlebury College