Why are some storms Thunderstorms?

Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

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🗓️ 25 July 2025

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0:00.0	Pts, hear that smarty pants?
0:05.1	You know what that sound means.
0:06.9	Why, of course, it means a thunderstorm is coming.
0:09.7	Maybe not right outside your window, but somewhere in the world.
0:13.7	Can you guess approximately how many storms are happening right now?
0:17.9	Is it 50?
0:19.6	A hundred or 500? More?
0:23.6	The answer is approximately 2,000 thunderstorms are happening at any given time.
0:30.7	Every year, the Earth is hit by an estimated 16 million thunderstorms.
0:36.6	And I bring the thunder.
0:41.9	Why?
0:42.8	It's Thor.
0:44.0	What are you doing here?
0:45.6	Battling inside this storm.
0:48.3	There's no rest for the mighty Thor.
0:50.9	The god of thunder.
0:54.6	No kidding. You're in like 10 movies a year.
0:58.1	Shh, I'm not that, Thor. I'm the mythological god. A character worshipped hundreds of years
1:07.8	ago by Vikings. Plus, we're not trying to get sued by Marvel here.
1:13.5	I see.
1:14.5	But I still carry a hammer.
1:16.5	Uh-huh.
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