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Why do summer storms dissipate when they reach beaches on the east coast?
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∙ 12y ago
This is a great question. It has to do with the ocean itself, and the ability of land to heat up much faster than water.
Thunderstorms rely on rising air to provide them with energy, even out ahead of them. Air rises most rapidly due to the land surface heating rapidly throughout the day, mostly just because warm air is less dense. But air tends to be much more stable near the coast, meaning it isn't prone to rising motion, because water does not generate nearly the same amount of heat above it as land. You may hear meteorologists refer to a "marine layer" on the coast, which is this shallow layer of cool, relatively stable air. When thunderstorms reach the marine layer, their mechanism for generating convection is weakened and they can very quickly dissipate.
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