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The Story of Lightning: How It Forms, Behaves, and Impacts Life

Lightning is an electrostatic discharge accompanied by thunder, resulting from imbalances inside thunderstorms and between storms and the ground. When electric fields within a s...

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Swift Quake: Definition, Causes, Impacts, and Preparedness

A swift quake is an earthquake that begins with very rapid onset shaking, often without substantial foreshocks and with strong early ground motion. Because it can surprise peopl...

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