Thunderstorm Diagram Unlike the fluffy white cumulus clouds that also are created by convection, fire clouds are AFP/Getty Images Firefighters look on as a thunderstorm cell draws in a smoke column from the When most of us think "fireworks," we think of brilliant bursts of light and color we've seen paint a night sky But such bursts are merely the spectacular end of fireworks that likely took
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