Thunderstorm stirs over a cityscape (IMAGE)

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Thunderstorm stirs over a cityscape

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Intensified convection is just one way urban land and anthropogenically produced aerosols may shape hazardous weather. Longer-lasting rainfall and larger hail are other potential byproducts of the interactions between cityscapes and storms, according to new research from PNNL scientists.

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