Although cloud-to-ground lightning formation is fast, it's not instantaneous, ... A diagram illustrating the sequence of events that led to the TGF. (Wada et al., Sci. Adv. , ...

Research on lightning has been conducted for over 250 years, but a definitive explanation of how it forms has remained elusive. This study used a network of ground-based antennas at Kennedy Space ...

It was observed by the Geostationary Lightning Mapper and covers much of Tennessee, extending into Alabama and North Carolina. Superbolts – the rare and most extreme form of lightning — can be more ...

And the lightning formation within these storms can be as fascinating as the light show it puts. Skip to main content Skip to main content. You have permission to edit this article. Edit Close. 71 ...