Why do thunderstorms happen and do you like them??

Question

i am terrified of thunderstorms i hate lightening and thunder but i want to no why it happens....

Answer 1

Well thunderstorms occur for many reasons. Lightning is actually beneficial for a reason. Yeah, lightning causes forest fires, but there are a lot of species of flowers and trees, that without fire, the seeds will not open, and if there are no forest fires, then  some species of plants will die off.

A thundestorm occurs when a cumulous clouds builds up, rises way up into the atmosphere, it has enough moisture for it to rain, plus since the cloud top is close to space, it can collect electrically charged particles, and that is why lighning occurs.

Personally, I do like thunderstorms. I enjoy watching them and hearing the sound of thunder.

Answer 2

are u 2 but anyway thuderstorms happen when 2 cloulds rub together thus makeing thunder and lightnig

Answer 3

Lightning is just like static electricity, but alot bigger. Lightning superheats the air and creates a loud bang we call thunder.

Answer 4

To create a thunder storm you need two things. Warm moist air and a lifting action. Since hot air rises and hot air is able to hold more moisture than cold air, you can see why thunderstorms are more likely in the Summer.

If it is hot and humid enough big puffy cumulus clouds loaded with water can be forced way upward into the sky. If they grow tall enough the vertically building cloud will eventually reach air that is too cold to hold water. When that happens the clouds on top start to shed water. But the hot air below is so strong that the rain cannot reach the ground and is pushed back up again. This continues until something has to give.

The water molecules are heated and cooled and banging into each other over and over generating static electricity. Once we reach the tipping point the rain overpowers the hot air lifting action and the fun begins.

Lightening is so bright because it is an enormous amount of electrical current arcing. The thunder is actually a sonic boom caused by the electrical arc traveling much faster than sound.

Hope this helps you understand this beautiful, dangerous and amazing natural phenomenon. I love them.

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