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2. Hail - Wikipedia

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   Hail is a form of solid precipitation. [1] It is distinct from ice pellets (American English "sleet"), though the two are often confused. [2] It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is called a hailstone. [3] Ice pellets generally fall in cold weather, while hail growth is greatly inhibited during low surface temperatures.

3. Atmospheric convection - Wikipedia

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   As the hailstone ascends it passes into areas of the cloud where the concentration of humidity and supercooled water droplets varies. The hailstone's growth rate changes depending on the variation in humidity and supercooled water droplets that it encounters. The accretion rate of these water droplets is another factor in the hailstone's growth.

4. Thunderstorm - Wikipedia

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   Clouds form as relatively warmer air, carrying moisture, rises within cooler air. The moist air rises, and, as it does so, it cools and some of the water vapor in that rising air condenses . [ 10 ] When the moisture condenses, it releases energy known as latent heat of condensation, which allows the rising packet of air to cool less than the ...

5. A hail stone the size of a pineapple was found in Texas. It ...

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   Storm trackers in the Texas Panhandle recovered a massive hail stone that researchers say is likely to be a new state record. Val and Amy Castor, veteran storm chasers with Oklahoma City ...

6. Is climate change making hailstones larger? - AOL

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   A hailstone that fell in Vivian, South Dakota, on July 23, 2010, holds the United States record for the largest size with a diameter of 8 inches and heaviest weight at 1.94 pounds.

7. List of costly or deadly hailstorms - Wikipedia

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   The largest diameter hailstone known, measuring 7.87 in (20.0 cm) in diameter and weighing 1.9375 lb (0.88 kg), fell on Vivian during an exceptional hailstorm. [27] 5 October 2010 Phoenix, Arizona, US The 5 Oct. hailstones - some exceeding 2 inches in diameter - pounded cars, smashed windows and blasted apart roof tiles and shingles. The storm ...

8. List of online video platforms - Wikipedia

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   Online video platforms allow users to upload, share videos or live stream their own videos to the Internet. These can either be for the general public to watch, or particular users on a shared network. The most popular video hosting website is YouTube, 2 billion active until October 2020 and the most extensive catalog of online videos. [1]

9. List of films in the public domain in the United States

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   Films released under a free license such as Creative Commons are also excluded. Note : This list is not comprehensive; the vast majority of public domain films are not listed here. This list includes a selection of notable films where a reliable secondary source is available that discusses public domain status.