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Thunder is the sound caused by lightning. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Depending upon the distance from and nature of the lightning, it can range from a long, low rumble to a sudden, loud crack. The sudden increase in temperature and hence pressure caused by the lightning produces rapid expansion of the air in the path of a lightning bolt . [ 4 ]
Hodge is best known for his comedy The Wind and the Rain, which was performed 1,001 times, from 1933, at St. Martin's Theatre in London's West End, and six months in 1934 at the Ritz Theatre on New York's Broadway, [5] toured the world and was translated into nine languages.
Distant lightning near Louisville, Kentucky. Heat lightning (not to be confused with dry thunderstorms, which are also often called dry lightning) is a misnomer [1] used for the faint flashes of lightning on the horizon or other clouds from distant thunderstorms that do not appear to have accompanying sounds of thunder.
Further wet and windy conditions facilitated by ‘Atlantic mobility’ are set to dominate UK weather this month
She was a secondary school teacher between 1965 and 1971 and became a full-time writer in 1974. She was married once and divorced, and was survived by her daughter Isobel and son Alex. Mark is known for acutely observed short stories that are concise and show an imaginative use of language. [ 4 ]
For two weeks, she mapped out the plot and found her characters. “Then I started writing,” Roberts tells TODAY.com. “After about 12 chapters, I said to myself, ‘OK, there’s no going back ...