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A thunderstorm had a precipitation rate of 140 mm/hour and a radius of 9 km, how long does the thunderstorm need to last, in order

A thunderstorm had a precipitation rate of 140 mm/hour and a radius of 9 km, how long does the thunderstorm need to last, in order for the energy released in the thunderstorm to equal the annual electricity consumption of Tasmania?

Latent heat of fusion for water = 334 kJ/kg

Density of water = 997 kgm-3

Annual electricity consumption of Tasmania = 10.6 TWh

1 TWh = 3.6 x 106 GJ

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