How do thunderstorms effect the environment?

Answer 1

Rain from thunderstorms is an important source of water for life in many areas. Many areas on Earth would be much drier without thunderstorms. Heavy thunderstorm rain can also cause floods, which can damage habitats and alter the courses of streams and rivers. Lightning can start fires which can be destructive, but also play an important role in some forests and grasslands.

Answer 2

Tunderstorms can cause damage in a number of ways. Lighting can destroy trees and start fires, some of which can become quite large. Some thunderstorms produce damaging winds, which can snap and uproot trees and damage man-made structures. Some thunderstorms can produce tornadoes, which can cause major damage to vegetation and devastate habitats. In rare cases the topsoil may be scoured away. Hail from thunderstorms can also damage plants and kill and injure animals. Thunderstorms can also cause floods, which can drown animals and plant roots and wash away some terrain. Heavy rain from thunderstorms, especially in areas that have been deforested, can lead to landslides and mudflows.

Answer 3

Thunderstorms can produce things like Lightning followed by Thunder. Severe Thunderstorms can really produce heavy rain, frequent lightning, heavy wind, and even tornadoes. Severe Thunderstorm Warnings are issued if these are occurring. Tornado Warnings is when a Tornado is likely to form or is forming, or is in progress. When this is issued, the tornado sirens will start howling if your town has them.

Answer 4

it kills plants which animals eat. so the animals that eat those animals die then we die. that's how that works.

Answer 5

I don't believe thunder effects the environment; I think it is the sound wave coming off of a bolt of lightning.

Answer 6

the way it effects the environmet is it can burn through the enitier forest with one bolt and is able to destroy homes thunderstorms are incredibaly powerfull thanks

Answer 7

The effects of thunderstorms is variable. With thunder comes lighting and heavy winds. These can all cause damage to the environment.

Answer 8

It depends on how big the thunderstorm was but if it was huge and there was a lot of lighting then a lot of damage could be done.