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  • 101Ryanggang explosion — The Ryanggang explosion was a large explosion that took place in North Korea on September 9, 2004, in the northern province of Ryanggang. The nature and cause of the suspected explosion is the subject of speculation.The suspected explosionThe… …

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  • 102Natural disaster — Not to be confused with environmental disaster. A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard (e.g., flood, tornado, hurricane, volcanic eruption, earthquake, heatwave, or landslide). It leads to financial, environmental or human losses.… …

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  • 103Funnel (disambiguation) — The word funnel has several meanings.* A funnel is a conical device for channelling fluids or other substances into narrow openings. * The chimney of a ship is often called a funnel. * A funnel cloud (aloft) is a quickly rotating column of air… …

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  • 104Free convective layer — In atmospheric sciences, the free convective layer (FCL) is the layer of conditional or potential instability in the troposphere. It is a layer of positive buoyancy (PBE) and is the layer where deep, moist convection (DMC) can occur. On an… …

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  • 105Lightning detector — A lightning detector is a device that detects lightning produced by thunderstorms. There are three primary types of detectors: ground based systems using multiple antennas, mobile systems using a direction and a sense antenna in the same location …

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  • 106waterspout — noun Date: 14th century 1. a pipe, duct, or orifice from which water is spouted or through which it is carried 2. a funnel shaped or tubular column of rotating cloud filled wind usually extending from the underside of a cumulus or cumulonimbus… …

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  • 107Anvil (disambiguation) — An anvil is a tool used by metalworkers such as blacksmiths.Anvil may also be: *Anvil cloud or anvil dome, a cumulonimbus cloud or other type of cloud shaped like the tool *Incus, a bone in the middle ear shaped like the tool *Anvil Studio, a… …

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  • 1089th Operational Weather Squadron — Infobox Military Unit unit name= caption= 9th Operational Weather Squadron emblem dates= 5 Jun 1945 9 Nov 1945 1 Mar 1949 1 Jul 1971 1 Jul 1980 30 Sep 1991 17 Feb 1999 31 May 2008 country= United States allegiance= branch= United States Air Force …

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  • 109tornado — noun /tɔː(ɹ)ˈneɪ.dəʊ,tɔɹˈnejɾow,toɹˈnaɪ.do/ a) A violent windstorm characterized by a twisting, funnel shaped cloud. A tornado is a rotating column of air, pendant from a cumulonimbus cloud, and nearly always observable as a funnel cloud or tuba …

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  • 110thundercloud — n. cumulonimbus cloud, grey rain cloud, storm cloud …

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