Thunderstorm theories

Plane and Pilot | July 1, 2000| | Copyright

Understanding the hows and whys

July is one of the best or worst months in the aviation calendar-depending on one's viewpoint-to study the awesome power of thunderstorms. They represent every malady harmful to pilots, planes and passengers: turbulence, hail, tornadoes, wind shear, icing and lightning. You can bet that any well-developed cumulocaligula would happily sacrifice you on the altar of the weather gods should you choose to enter the temple.

It's always interesting to me how many scientific articles about thunderstorms begin or include "for reasons not fully understood" or "for ...

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