SCIENTISTS FIGURED OUT WHAT CAUSES EARTH’S STRONGEST LIGHTNING

SCIENTISTS FIGURED OUT WHAT CAUSES EARTH’S STRONGEST LIGHTNING

WHEN A STORM'S CHARGING ZONE SITS CLOSE TO THE EARTH'S SURFACE, THE RESULTING “SUPERBOLTS” CAN BE 1,000 TIMES STRONGER THAN REGULAR LIGHTNING.

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WASHINGTON — Superbolts are more likely to strike the closer a storm cloud’s electrical charging zone is to the land or ocean’s surface, a new study finds. These conditions are responsible for superbolt “hotspots” above some oceans and tall mountains.

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