‘Gargantuan’ hail in Argentina may have smashed world record
Thursday, April 30, 2020 - 17:30
in Astronomy & Space
A supercell thunderstorm pelted a city center in Argentina a few years ago with hailstones so large scientists suggested a new category to describe them — gargantuan hail. Researchers investigating the 2018 storm found one hailstone likely measured between 7.4 and 9.3 inches across, potentially setting a new world record. The current record belongs to […]