Why floods are bad for your health
The damage done by cyclones extends far beyond damaging winds. Often the flooding that follows affects more than properties: flooding is also bad for our health.
Tag: Weather
Most thunderstorms are really radioactive
Researchers have known for several decades that thunderstorms can act as miniature particle accelerators that produce antimatter, gamma rays and other nuclear phenomena. But they did not know how common the phenomenon was. In observations taken by a retrofitted U2 spy plane, they’ve discovered essentially all large thunderstorms produce gamma rays in many dynamic, unexpected and unknown ways.
Storm in a teacup?
Air pressure during a storm can be so low as to make water boil at 98°C, totally ruining your chance of making a decent cup of tea. During a massive storm across southern England, France and Channel Islands last year, millions of people found this out the hard way.