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THUNDERSTORMS

Right now there are about two thousand thunderstorms going on around the world.
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HOW THUNDERSTORMS FORM

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WHERE THUNDERSTORMS HAPPEN

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HOW TORNADOES FORM

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Monsoons produce the very wet summers and dry winters that occur on nearly all
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