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    How do hailstorms originate?

    May 18, 2022 1 minute

    METEOROLOGY Hailstones usually form from supercooled water drops in big thunderclouds. Supercooled water is liquid even though its temperature is below zero; it may not freeze until -48°C.

    The droplets don’t freeze because they consist

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