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  2. Human (Lenny Kravitz song) - Wikipedia

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    Background. Kravitz debuted the new single during the March 20th episode of NBC-TV’s The Tonight Show.. In his interview for American Songwriter Kravitz said: "You know, it’s about us as spiritual beings living this human existence and what that is.

  3. Dvorak technique - Wikipedia

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    Dvorak technique. The Dvorak technique (developed between 1969 and 1984 by Vernon Dvorak) is a widely used system to estimate tropical cyclone intensity (which includes tropical depression, tropical storm, and hurricane/typhoon/intense tropical cyclone intensities) based solely on visible and infrared satellite images.

  4. Beaufort scale - Wikipedia

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    Beaufort scale. A ship in a force 12 (" hurricane -force") storm at sea, the highest rated on the Beaufort scale. The Beaufort scale / ˈboʊfərt / is an empirical measure that relates wind speed to observed conditions at sea or on land. Its full name is the Beaufort wind force scale .

  5. Lenny Kravitz - Wikipedia

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    " The single "California" failed to be commercially successful, but "Storm", featuring Jay-Z, reached the charts. "Calling All Angels" was successful in various countries and a huge hit in Brazil, however it was " Lady " that became the album's surprise hit, making the US Top 30 and propelling Baptism to gold status.

  6. Cyclone - Wikipedia

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    t. e. In meteorology, a cyclone ( / ˈsaɪ.kloʊn /) is a large air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure, counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere as viewed from above (opposite to an anticyclone ). [1] [2] Cyclones are characterized by inward-spiraling winds that ...

  7. Severe weather terminology (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Severe thunderstorm warning (SVR) – A severe thunderstorm is indicated by Doppler weather radar or sighted by Skywarn spotters or other persons, such as local law enforcement. A severe thunderstorm contains large damaging hail of 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter or larger, and/or damaging winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) or greater.

  8. Overconfidence effect - Wikipedia

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    Overconfidence effect. The overconfidence effect is a well-established bias in which a person's subjective confidence in their judgments is reliably greater than the objective accuracy of those judgments, especially when confidence is relatively high. [1] [2] Overconfidence is one example of a miscalibration of subjective probabilities.

  9. K-index (meteorology) - Wikipedia

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    K-index (meteorology) Lightning. The K-Index or George's Index is a measure of thunderstorm potential in meteorology. According to the National Weather Service, the index harnesses measurements such as "vertical temperature lapse rate, moisture content of the lower atmosphere, and the vertical extent of the moist layer." [1]