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Why don't lightning strikes cause a lot of injury or damage to property?

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How can I learn to make mesoscale/synoptic analyses of major weather events?

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If North America were in the southern hemisphere, would the mountains and high desert have to be -east- of Tornado Alley?

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Oct 21 '16 at 22:38 JeopardyTempest 5,806

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What is the synoptic/atmospheric setup that is causing the U.S. severe weather outbreak in May 2019?

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With respect to latitude and time of year, what geopotential heights are associated with low pressure systems on the North American landmass?

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Nov 23 '16 at 5:44 spillthrill 553

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Have there ever been significant events of ecological or geological disasters occurring simultaneously alongside extreme meterological disasters?

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Sep 10 '18 at 6:33 JeopardyTempest 5,806

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Why do heat waves affect Australia unevenly?

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Does the Columbia Basin, North Cascades and Idaho Panhandle/Clearwater get a lot of violent, rotating supercellular thunderstorms?

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How can I implement a visualization of archived convective data from numerical weather models?

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Nov 10 '16 at 23:12 JeopardyTempest 5,806

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Why did Hurricane Harvey have so much lightning associated with it?

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Jan 10 at 20:03 Fred 16k

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How do upper-level cyclones and anticyclones affect surface level winds?

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Oct 8 at 8:57 JeopardyTempest 5,806

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Why don't forest fires in Western Australia get as much attention as forest fires in the southeast of the country (including SA)? [closed]

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Jul 7 '18 at 9:28 Gimelist 19.4k

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Why do some parts of the West Coast of North America get hot later in the year than others?

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Is archived lightning data from the GOES-16 beta test available?

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Oct 13 '17 at 22:06 spillthrill 553

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Where can I find detailed historical breakdowns of U.S. lightning fatalities on a year-by-year basis?

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How susceptible is the greater Seattle area to an wildland-urban interface conflagration like the Camp Fire or 1991 Oakland firestorm?

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Jan 24 '20 at 1:50 spillthrill 553

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In a mesocyclone, why does wind shear create a horizontal axis of spinning air?

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17 Questions

Why don't lightning strikes cause a lot of injury or damage to property?

How can I learn to make mesoscale/synoptic analyses of major weather events?

If North America were in the southern hemisphere, would the mountains and high desert have to be -east- of Tornado Alley?

What is the synoptic/atmospheric setup that is causing the U.S. severe weather outbreak in May 2019?

With respect to latitude and time of year, what geopotential heights are associated with low pressure systems on the North American landmass?

Have there ever been significant events of ecological or geological disasters occurring simultaneously alongside extreme meterological disasters?

Why do heat waves affect Australia unevenly?

Does the Columbia Basin, North Cascades and Idaho Panhandle/Clearwater get a lot of violent, rotating supercellular thunderstorms?

How can I implement a visualization of archived convective data from numerical weather models?

Why did Hurricane Harvey have so much lightning associated with it?

How do upper-level cyclones and anticyclones affect surface level winds?

Why don't forest fires in Western Australia get as much attention as forest fires in the southeast of the country (including SA)? [closed]

Why do some parts of the West Coast of North America get hot later in the year than others?

Is archived lightning data from the GOES-16 beta test available?

Where can I find detailed historical breakdowns of U.S. lightning fatalities on a year-by-year basis?

How susceptible is the greater Seattle area to an wildland-urban interface conflagration like the Camp Fire or 1991 Oakland firestorm?

In a mesocyclone, why does wind shear create a horizontal axis of spinning air?