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Scientists spent four years challenging an out-of-the-box theory that ammonia and water form slushy hailstones on the gaseous planet. Looks like it’s true.
Supercells are the king of thunderstorms. They can tower 10 or more miles tall, spin like a top and produce the most extreme weather on the planet. They drop hail the size of melons, can spawn ...
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A bizarre hailstorm of icy “mushballs” — slushy mixtures of ammonia and water — has been confirmed on Jupiter, where intense ...
Slushy hailstones of ammonia and water were part of a bizarre theory to explain the planet's poorly mixed atmosphere. These mushballs seem to be real, say UC Berkeley scientists.
A powerful cyclone that brought unseasonal cold, snow, strong winds, hail and yellow dust to the Korean Peninsula and China ...