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Sprites appear as luminous red-orange flashes. They often occur in clusters above the troposphere at an altitude range of 50–90 km (31–56 mi). Sporadic visual reports of sprites go back at least to 1886. [1]
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Positive lightning is less common than negative lightning and on average makes up less than 5% of all lightning strikes. [ 10 ] A bolt from the blue lightning strike which appears to initiate from the clear, but [ clarification needed ] the turbulent sky above the anvil cloud and drive a bolt of plasma through the cloud directly to the ground.
Material properties (size, color, texture) of fulgurites vary widely, depending on the size of the lightning bolt and the composition and moisture content of the surface struck by lightning. Most natural fulgurites fall on a spectrum from white to black. Iron is a common impurity that can result in a deep brownish-green coloration.
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Ricardo Navarro Tolento, 29, was convicted by a Orange County Superior Court jury on Tuesday over his involvement in the 2020 death of 67-year-old Eugene Harbrecht.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 11:24, 2 February 2018: 821 × 440 (36 KB): Maphobbyist: Check: 11:50, 31 January 2018: 821 × 440 (36 KB): Maphobbyist: Excluded South Sudan which became independent in 2011 and which is not a member of the Arab League.