Failed predictions

Failed predictions

The hailstorm at the end of July 2013 in the region around Reutlingen caused enormous damage. In Hanover, hailstones sometimes reached tennis ball size on the same day.
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Summer hailstorms can cause immense damage. Weather researchers still know too little about the phenomenon to issue a precise warning. That should change.

by TIM SCHROEDER

The thunderstorm that approached the Baden-Württemberg city of Reutlingen on July 28, 2013 was a blue-black monster - a

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