We Have Lightning

How does lightning form.

We have lightning.

The creation of lightning is a complicated process. Or seen sparks when you take off your jumper. 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.

When the ground is hot it heats the air above it. 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. Mouse over each day to view the 24 hour cumulative lightning strike map.

How do you know if lightning is nearby. Most lightning occurs within the clouds. The reason we see lightning before we hear thunder is because light travels faster than sound. Fire personnel braced for possible lightning and erratic wind gusts monday in the greater bay area but it.

If you see dark clouds then lightning could be present but the best thing you can do is to listen for thunder. Every resource we have. These graphics are updated daily around 800 am. This warm air.

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. Lightning is an electric current. Lightning is an electrical discharge caused by imbalances between storm clouds and the ground or within the clouds themselves. Lnu lightning complex among 625 active california wildfires.

Printable versions are at the bottom of this page. 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. Lightning can strike the ground in an open field even if the tree line is close by. We generally know what conditions are needed to produce lightning but there is still debate about exactly how a cloud builds up electrical charges and how lightning forms.

To make this electric current first you need a cloud.