From a distance, a downburst can look like a torrent of heavy rain. But at ground level, its behavior can be far more destructive. When a downburst’s winds hit the ground, they shoot out horizontally ...

Thunderstorms can come with many different hazards and one of those hazards is a downburst. A downburst is the collapse of a thunderstorm that produces a lot of wind energy. Strong thunderstorms ...

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From a distance, a downburst can look like a torrent of heavy rain. But at ground level, its behavior can be far more destructive. When a downburst's winds hit the ground, they shoot out horizontally ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) When a downburst’s winds hit the ground, they shoot out horizontally in all directions ...