What's the difference between cloudburst and thundershower?

Cloudburst


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  • (1) This means that cloudbursts that could have been expected once in 20 years will now become a one-in-five-year occurrence.
  • (2) Three distinct types of current were observed after the pulse onset: a large initial surge of inward current that decayed within 10 ms (early currents), a steady "drizzle" of isolated, brief, inward unitary currents (background currents), and occasional "cloudbursts" of tens to hundreds of sequential unitary inward currents (bursts).
  • (3) Meanwhile, Thames Water is selling the 200-litre Cloudburst Water Butt Kit, with a green, wood grain effect and fitted with a child-safe lid and tap as standard at £37.19, and the smaller 95-litre Cloudburst kit at £27.19.
  • (4) "A very heavy cloudburst above the hillside on Keighley Road has resulted in a large volume of surface water overwhelming drainage systems in Hebden Bridge," the spokesman said.
  • (5) One source who works close to Hilton said that many of David Cameron's team were startled by his proposal in opposition to buy cloudbursting technology to provide more sunshine.

Thundershower


Definition:

  • (n.) A shower accompanied with lightning and thunder.

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