Hail
Hail is a form of solid precipitation. It is distinct from ice pellets (American English "sleet"), though the two are often confused. It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is called a hailstone. Ice pellets fall generally in cold weather while hail growth is greatly inhibited during cold surface temperatures.Unlike other forms of water ice such as graupel, which is made of rime, and ice pellets, which are smaller and translucent, hailstones usually measure between 5 mm (0.2 in) and 15 cm (6 in) in diameter. The METAR reporting code for hail 5 mm (0.20 …
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Center for Disaster Philanthropy · 29 November 2023 English
The was committing to action done to follow through on the objective of influencing philanthropy beyond existing membership, continuing to energize the Prior to the meeting, participants group and bringing …
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Systemiq · 27 November 2023 English
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World Bank Group · 23 November 2023 English
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AU: African Union · 23 November 2023 English
The Bidder shall quote in the currency of the Purchaser’s Country the portion of the Bid price that corresponds to expenditures incurred in the currency of the Purchaser’s Country, unless …
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World Bank Group · 23 November 2023 English
IFC is supporting municipalities and private sector clients in implementing electric last-mile solutions, from identifying enabling policies to developing innovative pilot projects that can be scaled up. IFC leverages its …
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World Bank Group · 23 November 2023 English
IFC supports private sector clients as they develop investment projects in E2W and E3W markets, helping identify viable business models and piloting innovative solutions. Working in collaboration with the World …
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GI-TOC: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime · 22 November 2023 English
section 2 of this order on any foreign person Use of the counter-corruption and counter-crime sanctions determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, …
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PROOF: Research to Identify Policy Options to Reduce Food Insecurity · 21 November 2023 English
Interpreting the statistics in this report 13 Prevalence of food insecurity in the ten provinces in 2022 In 2022, 17.8% of households in the ten provinces experienced some level of …
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Jamestown Foundation · 21 November 2023 English
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Centre for Cities · 21 November 2023 English
These findings also suggest that the picture captured in the 2011 Census – which will be analysed at the city level in the next sections – seems to be an …
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