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101 Facts… Weather!
Over 101 amazing facts about the weather.
It contains facts, photos and awesome videos that show us more about the world’s weather.
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Five Quick Facts:
- Snowflakes falling at 2 to 4 miles (3 to 6 kilometers) per hour usually reach the ground after about an hour.
- The largest hailstone in the United States fell in Vivian, South Dakota on July 23, 2010. It was almost 2 pounds (1 kilogram) in weight and 8 inches (20 centimeters) in diameter.
- In the Northern Hemisphere, hurricanes rotate in a counter-clockwise direction. They spin in a clockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere.
- The chance of you being struck by lightning is about one in three million!
- The 1970 Bhola Cyclone is believed to be the deadliest storm in recent history. It killed more than 300,000 people in Bangladesh!
Taken from ‘101 Facts… Weather‘ by IP Factly
A detailed playlist of the videos is listed below.
The Playlist:
- Broken Hill Dust Storm Australia by Clunesley
- Phoenix Dust Storm 2012 Monsoon Phoenix, Arizona July 21, 2012 Haboob Dust Sand Storm Gilbert, AZ by Star Wars HQ
- Very Large Hail by cld9trs
- Close “clear-air” lightning bolt! – Darwin Australia by William Nguyen-Phuoc
- Epic Lightning Storm in Georgia by Jason Weingart
- Watch The Birth of a Tornado by National Geographic
- Tornadoes, Lightning in Rare Video by National Geographic
- Inside the Tornado by National Geographic
- Super Hurricanes and Typhoons by SpaceRip
- Hurricane Wilma Video – Miami Beach, Florida by UltimateChase
- Hurricanes 101 by National Geographic
- Steep road + ice and snow = FUN… by iloveiphoneandipad
- Weather 101: A Tutorial on Cloud Types by NWSAlbuquerque
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