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"In terms of the climatic effect, the effect of the pyrocumulonimbus clouds can be compared to the effect of moderate volcanic eruptions." Photo: Eric Neitzel, Wikipedia

the fire clouds

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Pools at the Pamukkale site in Turkey, with travertine deposits. By Josep Renalias [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons

Travertine - the rock that will allow roads and sidewalks to filter water and prevent flooding

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According to researchers from a university in western China, sidewalks paved with travertine stones will prevent about 50% of flooding, this is because travertine is perforated like a sponge.
The Medicians appear with a frequency of about 1.5 storms per year on average, mainly in the fall and winter months Photo: NASA on Unsplash

A common Mediterranean hurricane

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Hurricane Harvey as seen from the International Space Station. Source: NASA.

How do you cool a hurricane?

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Sophisticated climate change models predict that the areas of storms and rain will be shifted towards the poles due to global warming. Source: NASA.

Climate warming will increase the movement of rain storms towards the poles

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Lightning isn't the only reason why you shouldn't go near storms - gamma ray bursts also come from there

Are intra-terrestrial gamma-ray bursts dangerous for pilots?

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