Answer to Question #74605 in Mechanics | Relativity for hamid

Question

in summer there is lightning as well as thunderstorm, but this does not happen in winter. why?

Answer 1

Thunderstorms require updrafts that are caused by the evaporation of water in a sort of self-reinforcing process that builds enormously tall cumulonimbus clouds. Without enough moisture in the air, the process doesn't happen. Generally updrafts are caused by warm air moving upwards and are generated by the Sun's heating. In the Winter, the Sun's heating is lessened, and also its ability to generate the needed updrafts.