Scientists finally explain how lightning forms inside storm clouds

For as long as people have watched storms roll across the sky, lightning has inspired awe and fear. You can see the flash and ...
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Scientists might have accidentally discovered how lightning forms – from bending ice

In brief: The process that creates lightning has never been precisely understood, but scientists know that ice plays a crucial role. New research into developing cold electrical components may have ...
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Lightning Might Be Irradiating Our World Without Ever Showing Its Face. Here’s How.

Scientists have long understood why lightning forms, but the atomic processes at the core of the phenomenon have remained largely a mystery—especially the strange mechanics behind terrestrial ...
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Understanding lightning types, why Houston is seeing more isolated thunderstorms in the summer

In Houston and the surrounding areas, we are used to seeing daily chances of isolated to scattered thunderstorms throughout the summer months. DOWNLOAD TODAY: Introducing Houston’s Storm Tracker 2 ...

From bolts to blue jets, lightning comes in many strange forms

Lightning has captured people's fascination for millennia. It's embedded in mythology, religion and popular culture. Think of Thor in Norse mythology or Indra in Hinduism.
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Scientists finally explain how lightning forms inside storm clouds

Scientists have known for decades how lightning travels once it forms, but the exact trigger inside a thundercloud stayed uncertain. A new study now offers the clearest explanation yet for how ...