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Thunderstorms can create a number of hazards that can kill or injure people. Te most ovbvious is lightning, which injures dozens of people every year. Lighting can also spark dangerous fires. Heavy downpours frm thunderstorms can cause flooding, which is another common cause of weather-related death and injure. Severe wind gusts can topple trees, send light objects flying, and knock down power lines. Related to wind, some thunderstorms produce tornadoes. Some severe thunderstorms can produce hail, which can injure those caught in it, and has even been deadly in a few instances.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoYes. Thunderstorms can create a number of potential hazards including lighting strikes, flash flooding, hail, severe wind gusts, and tornadoes.
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∙ 14y agoi dont think THUNDER can. LIGHTNING on the other hand..... YIKES!
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∙ 11y agoNo thunders cannot kill people. Thunder is the sound created from the lightning as it rips through the sky.
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∙ 13y agoThunder is simply just the carried noise of lightning. Lightning can kill you, but, thunder can't it is just a sound.
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∙ 11y agoThunder might scare some people with light eating. Other than that I don't no any way
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∙ 8y agoThunder cannot cause harm to people, but lightning, which causes thunder can injure and kill people.
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Why do people call cumulonimbus clouds thunder heads?
because cumulonimbus clouds are thunder and storm clouds also because many people can not pronounce the word cumulonimbus and thunderhead is easier to say.
What is a thunder slap?
A thunder "slap" does not exist. A thunder "clap" does. A thunder clap is the term given to the sound thunder is and makes.
Why do people kill rainforest animals?
people kill animals for their fur, or intestines, or for prizes.
Why is the sound of a thunder heard after the lighting is seen although they are produced at the same time?
Thunder is the sound caused by lightning. Also the speed of light travels much faster than the speed of sound, so people should see lightning before they hear thunder.
What is the sound that results from the rapid expansion of air along a lightning strike called?
Thunder results from the rapid expansion of air along a lightning strike.
Why people scared of lightning?
Because it can kill you. Thunder can not.
Can thunder kill?
Thunder cannot kill, but lightning can.
Can thunder strike kill?
No. Thunder is the noise that lightning makes.
How do you kill thunder flies?
The only way to try and kill thunder flies is by using an insecticide. You should look for an insecticide that is designed to kill thrips and it should get rid of the thunder flies as well.
What are the harmful effects of lightning and thunder?
cause fires, destroy things, and kill or hurt/burn people.
How do you kill a Pokemon when it's flying?
Use Thunder.
Does thunder soothe people?
It depends. Thunder soothes some people, but many others find thunder frightening.
What is more dangerous thunder or lightning?
Lightning can strike and kill you, or start fires. Thunder can't hurt anyone.
Were early humans scared of thunder and lightning and why?
Yes, many of them probably were. Thunder is a loud sound, and early people did not know what caused it. More than a few people in early days observed that lightning could kill people without warning. Some attributed such events to angry deities.
Why were the children afraid of the night riders. in the book of roll of thunder hear my cry.?
because they kill black people and burn crops and peoples' houses
What is the irony of a sound of thunder?
It only takes one strike to kill you
What is the irony in a sound of thunder?
It only takes one strike to kill you
