Questions tagged [weather]
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Open or closed windows in a tornado?
Should one have the windows open or closed when a tornado is nearby? B.S. in Physics but very rusty in this day and age. I have always been taught that one should keep windows cracked open because of ...
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Will the electrical potential difference between the Windward and Leeward sides of a mountain range generate electrical current?
I would like to know if it is possible that the electrical potential difference between the Windward side and the Leeward side of a mountain range, due to a thunderstorm occurring on the Windward side,...
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When rain clouds are formed, does the entropy decrease?
Water droplets gathered and formed into cloud which gets heavier then does the entropy of the system decreases? If so why 2nd law of thermodynamics allowed it?
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Thermodynamics question - Why does my apartment get colder when the weather gets warmer?
I'm in North Dakota, and over the last several years, I've noticed a trend. Whenever we have a cold snap (the weather gets below 0 degrees F), my apartment stays relatively warm (68-70 degrees F). But ...
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Why does warm, moist air generate a low-pressure area? [closed]
In school, I learned the mechanism of high and low pressure areas, which roughly goes like this:
In the tropics, the sun warms up the air during the day. Water evaporates, so that the air gets warm ...
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Where do the electrons in a lightning bolt come from?
Where do the electrons in a lightning bolt come from?
There are problems with the explanations given up to at least two years ago.
The explanation that the electrons come from inside the thunder cloud ...
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*Why* does global warming lead to more extreme weather events? [closed]
I read several times about global warming leading to more exteme weather events, i.e. flooding, droughts and even winter storms occuring at higher rates and with more intensity.
So, higher temperature ...
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