We Have Lightning

Satellites have detected two record shattering lightning flashes.

We have lightning.

How does lightning form. Have you ever got a static electricity shock. Or seen sparks when you take off your jumper. A scishow kids viewer wants to know why do lightning and thunder happen get your raincoat because jessi will take you inside a thunderstorm to give you.

The creation of lightning is a complicated process. If you see dark clouds then lightning could be present but the best thing you can do is to listen for thunder. When the ground is hot it heats the air above it. Every resource we have.

This warm air. Tampa bay lightning center brayden point 21 celebrates his goal against the dallas stars with nikita kucherov 86 during the second period of game 4 of the nhl hockey stanley cup final friday. These graphics are updated daily around 800 am. How do you know if lightning is nearby.

Most lightning occurs within the clouds. Mouse over each day to view the 24 hour cumulative lightning strike map. When lightning is made the same thing happens but on a much bigger scale. One that covered a distance of 709 kilometres and one that lasted 16 7 seconds.

Lnu lightning complex among 625 active california wildfires. This discharge may produce a wide range of electromagnetic radiation from very hot plasma created by the rapid movement of electrons to brilliant flashes of. Fire personnel braced for possible lightning and erratic wind gusts monday in the greater bay area but it. Lightning is an electric current.

The reason we see lightning before we hear thunder is because light travels faster than sound. Lightning can strike the ground in an open field even if the tree line is close by. If you hear thunder then you need to go indoors or get in a car. Lightning is a naturally occurring electrostatic discharge during which two electrically charged regions in the atmosphere or ground temporarily equalize themselves causing the instantaneous release of as much as one gigajoule of energy.

To make this electric current first you need a cloud.