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  2. Lightning - Wikipedia

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    Lightning is a natural phenomenon formed by electrostatic discharges through the atmosphere between two electrically charged regions, either both in the atmosphere or one in the atmosphere and one on the ground, temporarily neutralizing these in a near-instantaneous release of an average of between 200 megajoules and 7 gigajoules of energy, depending on the type.

  3. Terrestrial gamma-ray flash - Wikipedia

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    The Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM), dedicated to measuring simultaneously optical signals of lightning and signals of terrestrial gamma-ray flashes, revealed that TGFs are usually associated with optical flashes, strongly suggesting that relativistic electrons as precursors of TGFs are produced in the strong electric fields in the ...

  4. Earthquake light - Wikipedia

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    An earthquake light also known as earthquake lightning or earthquake flash is a luminous optical phenomenon that appears in the sky at or near areas of tectonic stress, seismic activity, or volcanic eruptions. [1] There is no broad consensus as to the causes of the phenomenon (or phenomena) involved.

  5. Streaks of Lightning Flash Through Sky in Del Rio, Texas - AOL

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    Lightning illuminated the evening sky over Del Rio, Texas, on May 31 as forecasters warned of severe thunderstorms with pockets of heavy rainfall that moved through south-central Texas.Footage ...

  6. Category:Lightning - Wikipedia

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    Crown flash; D. Distribution of lightning ... Media in category "Lightning" ... Lightnings sequence 2 animation-wcag.gif 317 × 239; 368 KB This page was ...

  7. List of lightning phenomena - Wikipedia

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    Sympathetic lightning is the tendency of lightning to be loosely coordinated across long distances. Discharges can appear in clusters when viewed from space. [22] [23] [24] [clarification needed] Upward lightning or ground-to-cloud lightning is a lightning flash which originates from the top of a grounded object and propagates upward from this ...

  8. 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning 'Flash' Joins Model Lineup - AOL

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  9. Sprite (lightning) - Wikipedia

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    This footage from the ISS shows a red sprite over East Asia immediately before 0:07, directly above the large lightning flash towards the upper right of the frame. In order to film sprites from Earth, special conditions must be present: 150–500 km (93–311 mi) of clear view to a powerful thunderstorm with positive lightning between cloud and ...