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Climate, Weather and Health
History meets Science
Meteorology Beyond Borders
χάλαζα
see also:
hail
Aristotle METE
χάλαζα
I 11.347b14
Lucretius DRN
Seneca NQ
References for Greek and Latin
Modern Description
written by Susanne M Hoffmann
Hail is frozen rain, the water forming compact particles of ice. Grains of hail can be tiny or as big as a hand, depending on the conditions of wind and frost in the atmosphere and while falling to the ground.
Further Remarks
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