What is Lightning?
Lightning is the visible discharge of static electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between the earth and clouds.
Scientists still do not fully understand what causes lightning, however most experts believe that different kinds of ice interact in a cloud. Updrafts in the clouds separate charges so that positive charges move up to the top of the clouds, while negative flow to the bottom. When the negative charge moves down, a “pilot leader” forms. This leader rushes toward the [...]
