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Our understanding of lightning has been driven by fear and shaped by curiosity (theconversation.com)
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[-] Neverclear@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago

This article suggests that cosmic radiation triggers lightning strikes... Earth is basically a giant geiger counter.

https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/lightning-on-earth-is-sparked-by-a-powerful-chain-reaction-from-outer-space-simulations-show

[-] sj_zero@lotide.fbxl.net 2 points 11 months ago

"I'm Jim. I have to hold the geiger counter at the spot lightning is going to strike. I'll let you know what I find."

[-] rayckeith@techhub.social 1 points 11 months ago

@Neverclear a recent study found that snowflakes and the ice that forms them can build up more electric charge than had been previously theorized.

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