We Have Lightning

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.

We have lightning.

To make this electric current first you need a cloud. Lnu lightning complex among 625 active california wildfires. If you hear thunder then you need to go indoors or get in a car. 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. Have you ever got a static electricity shock. The reason we see lightning before we hear thunder is because light travels faster than sound. Lightning is an electric current.

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. Satellites have detected two record shattering lightning flashes. Lightning can strike the ground in an open field even if the tree line is close by. Every resource we have.

Most lightning occurs within the clouds. How do you know if lightning is nearby. 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. How does lightning form.

Or seen sparks when you take off your jumper. This warm air. One that covered a distance of 709 kilometres and one that lasted 16 7 seconds. When lightning is made the same thing happens but on a much bigger scale.

The creation of lightning is a complicated process. Mouse over each day to view the 24 hour cumulative lightning strike map. Printable versions are at the bottom of this page. Lightning is an electrical discharge caused by imbalances between storm clouds and the ground or within the clouds themselves.

These graphics are updated daily around 800 am.