"Lightning originates from a cloud called cumulonimbus cloud which normally contains high perceptible water content with upward and downward movement of air," Gahigi said. "The upward and downward ...

Every year, lightning incidents claim lives in Rwanda, particularly in the Western and Northern Provinces during rainy seasons. These areas face recurrent tragedies, with certain districts bearing the ...

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Technically called “cumulonimbus flammagenitus,” pyrocumulonimbus clouds are a rare weather ... which can lead to lightning. This produces thunder, rain, and occasionally even tornadoes.

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typically you'll get weather or you get high clouds coming in with cumulonimbus. Cumulonimbus doesn't form with high winds [like the] Santa Ana winds… Lightning is about the number one cause ...

Nature is capable of the most mysterious, surreal, stunning, and powerful things. The only thing we can do as humans is to ...

Image: Paan Lily/Shutterstock Head inside if you see one of these, unless you fancy the heavens opening up on you: cumulonimbus clouds are heavy, dense clouds – known as thunderclouds – that can bring ...

Cumulonimbus: These are much deeper clouds that climb high into the atmosphere. They often contain a lot of heavy rain and are associated with thunder and lightning storms. Cirrus: These are very ...

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Weather reports on the day of the accident paint a stormy picture, with cumulonimbus clouds reported to be near CEB at the time. These clouds can pose a great threat to aircraft because they are ...