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Lightning

Lightning is a natural phenomenon consisting of electrostatic discharges occurring through the atmosphere between two electrically charged regions. One or both regions are within the atmosphere, with the second region sometimes occurring on the ground. Following the lightning, the regions become partially or wholly electrically neutralized.

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Lightning

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Lightning

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related to Further reading · 48
Lightning → Amusement, An Introduction, Anders, André, Anna, Arc Plasma Science, Archived, Bibcode, Cappelluti, Columbia College, Cooray, December, Early, Early Pulsed, ECD, Effects, Energy Citations Database, European Aviation Safety Agency, Field, Gosline
related to Religion and mythology · 30
Lightning → African Bantu, Aztec, Baltic Pērkons/Perkūnas, Christianity, Etruscans, Finnish, Greek, Hindu, Illapa, In, Inca, Indra, Islam, Judaism, Mayan God, Norse, Perun, Raijin, Sango, Scriptures
related to Megaflashes · 28
Lightning → According, Africa, An, April, Argentina, As, Because, Brazil, Europe, Great Plains, In, June, Kansas, March, Megaflashes, Meteosat Third Generation, NOAA's Geostationary Lightning Mapper, North America, October, Plata Basin
related to Artificial triggering · 21
Lightning → According, Before, Camp Blanding, Florida, French, German, ICLRT, If, In New Mexico, Laser-triggered Since, Lightning Research, Nevertheless, Researchers, Rocket-triggered Lightning, Scientists, Statistical, Such, Testing, The, The International Center
related to Extraterrestrial · 18
Lightning → April, Cassini, During, Earth, Huygens, Jupiter, Neptune, On Saturn, Pioneer, Recently, Saturn, Saturn Electrostatic Discharge, Soviet Venera, The, Uranus, Venus, Venus Express, Voyager
related to Sources · 17
Lightning → All About Lightning, Atmospheric Administration, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Dover Publications, England, Inc, ISBN, Martin, National Oceanic, Physics, Rakov, This, Thunderstorm Electrification, Uman, Understanding Lightning, Vladimir
related to Political and military culture · 16
Lightning → Blitzkrieg, British Union, Fascists, German, National States' Rights Party, Nazi Party, People's Action Party, Sig, Singapore, Some, The, The German, The Schutzstaffel, This, United States, World War II
related to Detection and monitoring · 12
Lightning → Andrew Gordon, Benjamin Franklin, Earth-ionospheric, Electromagnetic, ELF, Hz, Moreover, Schumann, The, The Earth-ionosphere, Together, VLF
related to Establishing an electric field · 9
Lightning → Graaff, Ice, In, Meanwhile, Mechanisms, MV/m, The, Van, When
related to In popular culture · 8
Lightning → Although, Empire State Building, For, In, In French, Italian, Love, New York City

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Lightningis anatural phenomenon consisting of electrostatic discharges occurring through the atmosphere between two electrically charged regions0.90text
Lightningis alightning discharge between a thundercloud and the ground0.90text
Lightningis amost frequently occurring type.IC lightning most commonly occurs between the upper anvil portion and lower reaches of a given thunderstorm0.90text
Lightningis amajor natural cause of wildfire0.90text
Lightningis asign of the ire of the gods0.90text
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