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.
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.