We Have Lightning

Lightning is an electrical discharge caused by imbalances between storm clouds and the ground or within the clouds themselves.

We have lightning.

Mouse over each day to view the 24 hour cumulative lightning strike map. If you see dark clouds then lightning could be present but the best thing you can do is to listen for thunder. Lnu lightning complex among 625 active california wildfires. One that covered a distance of 709 kilometres and one that lasted 16 7 seconds.

If you hear thunder then you need to go indoors or get in a car. How do you know if lightning is nearby. When lightning is made the same thing happens but on a much bigger scale. To make this electric current first you need a cloud.

Satellites have detected two record shattering lightning flashes. 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. This warm air.

These graphics are updated daily around 800 am. How does lightning form. Most lightning occurs within the clouds. 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.

Lightning is an electric current. When the ground is hot it heats the air above it. Have you ever got a static electricity shock. Lightning can strike the ground in an open field even if the tree line is close by.

Or seen sparks when you take off your jumper. Fire personnel braced for possible lightning and erratic wind gusts monday in the greater bay area but it. Printable versions are at the bottom of this page. Every resource we have.

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.