
Electric Avalanche
Scientists have found that the usual explanation for lightning is not quite true. School children are taught that as a cloud moves through the air it picks up electrical charge because of turbulence. This eventually causes lightning. Ref:...
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Scientists have found that the usual explanation for lightning is not quite true. School children are taught that as a cloud moves through the air it picks up electrical charge because of turbulence. This eventually causes lightning.
Ref: Lampe, David. 1978. "Lightning research strikes a windfall." Science Digest, Apr. p. 25. Photo: Lightning strikes during the eruption of the Galunggung volcano, Indonesia, in 1982. By R. Hadian, U.S. Geological Survey CC BY SA 1.0
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