What causes thunderstorms? Thunderstorms form when an air mass becomes so unstable that it overturns (convects) violently. Unstable means that the air in the lowest layers is unusually warm and humid, or that the upper layers are unusually cool, or oftentimes, both.
Aloe is the name of a plant genus that contains more than 300 species. Most of the aloe species are native to Africa, Madagascar and the Arabian Peninsula. In addition to the familiar cactus-like plant called aloe vera that many people use to soothe sunburns and other skin ailments, this genus has plants that range from grassy succulents to large trees.
Aloe vera (/ËaeloÊiË/ ËÃ¦loÊiË /or/) ËaeloÊ ËÃ¦loÊ is a succulent. Plant species the species is frequently cited as being used in herbal medicine since the beginning of the FIRST. century adommon names include Chinese Aloe, Indian Aloe, True Aloe, Barbados Aloe, Burn Aloe, First Aid Plant. The species epithet vera means true or genuine. Some literature identifies the white-spotted form of Aloe vera as Aloe vera var.