Why Lightning Happens — And Why It’s So Dangerous. Meteorologist Matt Bullock explains.
Scientists have shown that lightning-like bursts can be recreated in small blocks of solid materials in the lab.
Lightning is a giant spark of electricity in the atmosphere or between the atmosphere and the ground. It is created by differences in charges becoming too great for the insulating capacity of the air, ...
MOLINE, Ill. — Editor's Note: The video above is from Jan. 24. The thunderstorm earlier this week gave us a little taste of spring weather. As we get closer to experiencing more convective weather, ...
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US lab models lightning from clouds in plastic blocks to study storm physics
The scientific community long assumed that to understand how lightning works, one needed a ...
As anyone who's ever witnessed a bolt of lightning streaking through the sky knows, the air around us can be filled with an astonishing amount of energy. A new study shows that some of this energy can ...
Penn State researchers found that lightning-like discharges may occur inside materials such as glass and quartz, potentially ...
Lightning formation and the conditions triggering it have long been shrouded in a cloud of mystery, but new research led by Penn State scientists is lifting the fog. Using mathematical calculations, ...
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