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Why Some Clouds Produce Lightning That Never Reaches the Ground

The dance of electrical charges high above us is more complex than most people realize. While we typically think of lightning ...
KTBS

Lightning a common occurrence but how does it form?

Lightning. It's not a welcomed sight and brings death and destruction wherever it strikes. It comes in second place behind floods with our dangerous weather. But how does this fiery electricity form ...
WHNT

Lightning: Electrically fascinating, but don’t underestimate its deadly impact

Lightning is a spark of electrical current flowing from the cloud to the ground, or even from one cloud to another. The atmospheric form of lightning is a giant version of the static electricity ...
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Lightning before the thunder: Everything you need to know about nature's light show

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, ...
WOOD-TV

Ask Ellen: How can lightning strike without hitting the ground?

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — This is another great kid question and it has to do with lightning. Emery wants to know, “How does lightning strike between clouds without touching the ground?” We usually ...