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Brazil AmazonasState.Storm overthe Amazon Rain Forest. Thunderstorms are widespread on Earth,with more than 50,000 occurring every day.Stormsform when warm,unstable air,saturated with water vapor,risesrapidlyandCools,formlng huge cumulo-unimbus clouds that can measure up to 25 kilometers(16miles)acrossand 16 kiometers(10miles)high in the lower latitudes.Thebuild-up of electrical charges in the clouds and on the qround below cilminates in lightning strikes-millions Of volts of electricity passing between the clouds and the ground accompanled bythunder,and usually heavy rain.In Amazonia,heavy evaporation from the Earth’s surface leads to trequent and often verv violent storms.All overthe world storms cause serious damage tO crops and buildings,disrupt air and,and trattic,interferewith communications,and kIl hundreds of people and thousands Of animals.Climatologists forecast that over the coming decades,pollution will cause the average air temperature to increase by several degrees.As a result,evaporaoion will increase,leadinq to greater amounts of rainfall in some areas and drought in Others,Climate change will also likely make extreme weatherevents such as Storms,tornadoes,and hurricanes morefrequent,increasing the damage they cause.Large insurance compames are already preparlng for these rlsks.
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