This inefficiency is what drives the blast of light, heat, and sound as lightning sears a branch of the atmosphere into instant plasma on its way to the ground. Lightning strikes simply because it's ...
NASA Kennedy Space Center camera captures amazing lightning strikes near the Artemis 1 moon rocket. Credit: NASA Kennedy Space Center | mash mix by Space.com's Steve Spaleta Rain sound effect courtesy ...
Today’s topic for severe weather awareness week is lightning. Lightning is an underrated weather killer. In 2024, 12 people ...