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Glossary
atmosphere hazardous
The layer or layers of gases The dangerous conditions after
surrounding a planet. a destructive hailstorm has
wreaked havoc.
climate change
Major changes in the normal meteorologists
temperature and weather People trained in the science
conditions over a long period of the atmosphere and weather
of time. forecasting.
cumulonimbus precipitation
The towering clouds with flat The weather condition in which
tops that often bring heavy something such as rain, snow,
rain or thunderstorms. sleet, or hail falls from the sky.
debris radar
The broken pieces of A system for detecting weather
structures, vehicles, by sending out waves that
and plants left after a reflect off precipitation.
destructive hailstorm.
weather balloon
erosion A balloon equipped with
The process of being broken tools that is sent into the
down by wind, water, or other atmosphere to gather
forms of nature. information about the weather.
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