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After lightning strikes, rare crystals form on the ground
(ORDO NEWS) — In the atmosphere of the Earth and a number of other planets, lightning sometimes occurs – electrical discharges, the voltage of which ranges from tens of millions to a billion volts. It is one of the most powerful forces in nature, hitting at 100,000 kilometers per second and heating the air to 27,000 degrees Celsius five times the surface temperature of the Sun. If lightning hits a…
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Experiment shows that firing a laser into the sky can deflect lightning
(ORDO NEWS) — Don’t try it at home, but by shooting a laser beam into the sky, lightning strikes can be prevented, according to a new study by a group of scientists who experimented with lasers on top of a Swiss mountain where a huge metal telecommunications tower stands. . Physicist Aurélien Houard of the Laboratory of Applied Optics at the French National Center for Scientific Research in Paris and…
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Laser helped to direct the movement of lightning
(ORDO NEWS) — A powerful laser beam made it possible to create a 50-meter channel for the propagation of discharges – an “air lightning rod” to control lightning strikes. Lightning rods have been used for centuries to protect against lightning. Such long metal rods create a path with little resistance, along which the charge passes further into the conductor – and into the ground. However, in order for the strike…
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Lightning during the eruption of the Tonga volcano broke “all records”
(ORDO NEWS) — The volcanic eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai in January 2022 sent shockwaves around the world. The eruption caused not only large-scale tsunami waves, but also threw a huge amount of water vapor into the Earth‘s stratosphere, causing climate warming. Now, researchers have revealed another interesting fact: the eruption caused more than 25,500 lightning strikes in just five minutes. According to a report by environmental monitoring company Vaisala,…
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Why lightning strikes a person and how to escape from it
(ORDO NEWS) — Lightning rarely strikes people directly, but that doesn’t mean you’re safe during a big storm. Understanding the mechanisms by which lightning can strike a person will help you ensure your own safety and protect loved ones. The US National Weather Service spoke about why lightning sometimes strikes people and what to watch out for. Direct hit A person directly struck by lightning becomes part of the electrical…
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Simultaneous glow of lightning and moonlight captured from the ISS
(ORDO NEWS) — An astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has received an unusual image of the Earth from space , which shows two blue spots of light formed in our planet’s atmosphere. They are the result of two unrelated natural phenomena occurring at the same moment. The image was taken last year by an unnamed ISS crew member over the South China Sea. The photo was published on…
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Giant ‘reactive’ lightning reaching the edge of space baffles scientists
(ORDO NEWS) — In May 2018, scientists recorded a “giant jet” lightning hovering over a thundercloud in Oklahoma, USA, literally “two steps away” from the official boundary of outer space. And although this was not the first observed object of its kind, it, according to a press release , turned out to be twice as powerful as the previous one. This phenomenon is still a mystery to scientists, and this…
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Man said that after being struck by lightning, he can predict the approach of a thunderstorm
(ORDO NEWS) — The Australian is incredibly lucky that he survived after he was struck by lightning. The consequences of a lightning strike persist to this day. He claims that he can now predict when a thunderstorm is coming. The man claims that after being struck by lightning, he gained a unique power. In November 2015, 31-year-old Kristoffer Green was heading to the hospital with his daughter, who had been…
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How not to become a victim of lightning during a thunderstorm
(ORDO NEWS) — No one is immune from being struck by lightning during a thunderstorm, but if you follow a few simple tips, the risk becomes much lower. In this case, the advice will be somewhat different depending on where exactly the person is located. On the street When a person is outside and a thunderstorm has begun, you should try to find a room as soon as possible where…
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Lightning sparks dozens of forest fires in Yukon, Canada
(ORDO NEWS) — Wildfires are breaking out across Yukon, according to the fire department’s information department, as lightning strikes the ground and the heat is unbearable. Mike Fancy of the Yukon Fire Department says there have been about 20 fires a day since the long weekend, bringing the total to 155 fires this year, burning 45,000 hectares. Fancy called the proportion of fires caused by lightning a “staggeringly high” of…
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Flashes of lightning and a rainbow appeared in the sky at the same time
(ORDO NEWS) — A storm hunter from California, USA, captured an amazing natural phenomenon – flashes of lightning and a rainbow merged together during a thunderstorm. The other day, residents of California (USA) could observe a breathtaking atmospheric phenomenon. At sunset, a thunderstorm broke out, painting the sky a dark blue-violet color. But suddenly a bright rainbow formed in the storm clouds, which flaunted in the sky along with bright…
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Numerous fires break out in California after tens of thousands of lightning strikes
(ORDO NEWS) — More than 50,000 lightning strikes were recorded across Southern California, causing wildfires and the death of a woman and her two dogs walking in Pico Rivera. There have been a number of fires in Southern California believed to be caused by lightning, most of which have been suppressed while they are very small. The cause of the Thunder Fire east of Interstate 5 near Grapevine north of…
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Teenager struck by lightning at home in US
(ORDO NEWS) — In Pennsylvania (USA), a 15-year-old girl was struck by lightning. At that moment, the girl was in her house, firefighters said. At least five homes in the Sedona Drive area of North Huntingdon, Westmoreland County were hit by lightning, including the home where a girl was struck. Circleville fire captain Keith Gray said the lightning passed through the girl’s little toe and exited her left leg. Giana…
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Incredible moment powerful lightning strikes a courtyard in Sebring, Florida, USA
(ORDO NEWS) — What happened is reminiscent of footage from the science fiction film “War of the Worlds”, with the only difference being that it all happened in reality. In this incredible moment, a Florida man experienced the fright of his life when a huge bolt of lightning struck the ground next to his neighbor’s house. Rod Murphy of Sebring was aware of the rain forecast and decided to turn…
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65 liters / m² and 1400 lightning strikes in 4 hours hit Spain
(ORDO NEWS) — The Valencian community registered 65 liters/m² and 1400 lightning strikes in 4 hours this Monday, May 2 In May, the Valencian Community experienced heavy rains, thunderstorms and even hail. Within four hours from 16:00 to 20:00 on Monday, May 2, the state meteorological agency AEMET issued an orange warning in the southern part of Valencia and in the north of Alicante. The AEMET weather forecast was right…
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At least 18 people died in April due to lightning and thunderstorms in Assam, India
(ORDO NEWS) — At least 18 people died in Assam in April as lightning and thunderstorms hit parts of the state, an official said. Houses and other infrastructure were also damaged due to bad weather, he said. The northeastern state has been experiencing heavy rains since early April, accompanied by thunderstorms that leave a trail of destruction, the official said. An Assam Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) bulletin, updated before the…
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In the US, lightning struck the house and tore the toilet
(ORDO NEWS) — Lightning went through the vent into the bathroom and completely destroyed the toilet. Fortunately, there were no people inside the house. An incredible and terrible event took place in the city of Okmulgi (Oklahoma, USA). In the midst of a severe thunderstorm, lightning struck the house, penetrating the toilet, completely destroying it. Local firefighters told about the incident, who received a message about a lightning strike in…
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Weather satellite preparing to fix lightning
(ORDO NEWS) — As one of the last steps, before launching at the end of the year, Meteosat’s first third-generation meteorological satellite is being equipped with a Lightning Imager. From a geostationary orbit 36,000 km above the Earth‘s surface, this state of the art European instrument will continuously track lightning across more than 80% of the Earth’s disk for early warning of dangerous storms. Notably, it is capable of imaging…
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In the Earth’s primary atmosphere, there was less lightning, and hence the chances for the origin of life
(ORDO NEWS) — Now scientists are almost sure that life originated on Earth. This was preceded by the spontaneous appearance of biological molecules, which required a lot of energy. Ancient lightning probably served as its source – but a new study has shown that at first there may not have been so many of them. In 1952, young graduate student Stanley Miller and his venerable, already Nobel Prize-winning supervisor, Harold…
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Does the grass get greener after a thunderstorm due to lightning strikes
(ORDO NEWS) — You’ve probably heard the story that the grass is greener after a thunderstorm due to all sorts of effects created by the lightning. But is it really so? It is assumed that nitrogen in the air after lightning turns into oxide, and then, dissolving in water, enters the soil and acts as a fertilizer. But this theory does not stand up to scrutiny! Air contains 78% nitrogen,…
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In the Earth’s primary atmosphere, there was less lightning, and hence the chances for the origin of life.
(ORDO NEWS) — Now scientists are almost sure that life originated on Earth. This was preceded by the spontaneous appearance of biological molecules, which required a lot of energy. Ancient lightning probably served as its source – but a new study has shown that at first there may not have been so many of them. In 1952, young graduate student Stanley Miller and his venerable, already Nobel Prize-winning supervisor, Harold…
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100,000 lightning deaths in 52 years from 1967 to 2019 in India amid a surge in strikes
(ORDO NEWS) — Last March, four gardeners working at a condominium in Gurgaon, a suburb near India‘s capital Delhi, took shelter under a tree during a rainstorm. A few minutes later, an orange flash swept through the trunk of the tree, followed by a clap of thunder. Lightning usually lasts less than a second. A typical lightning flash has about 300 million volts and 30,000 amps – enough to kill.…
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770-kilometer lightning in the US crossed three states and set a new world record
(ORDO NEWS) — A nearly 770-kilometer lightning flash in the United States has set a new world record, the UN said. Two years ago, a flash of lightning across the United States cut nearly 770 kilometers across the sky, setting a new world record. The new record for the longest outbreak, measured in the southern United States on April 29, 2020, stretched a whopping 768 kilometers across three states: Mississippi,…
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Can we harness the energy of lightning?
(ORDO NEWS) — The idea of using electrical energy generated by earth thunderstorms sounds very tempting, since the average charge of lightning is about five billion joules of energy. However, capturing and using such energy presents at least three distinct problems. The first problem Unfortunately, humanity cannot predict where lightning will strike next time. On Earth, about 43,000 thunderstorms occur every day (about 100 flashes per second), but they behave…
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89 deaths from lightning strike in 6 months in Madhya Pradesh, India
(ORDO NEWS) — Due to environmental changes, the threat of lightning during the current monsoon season has increased in Madhya Pradesh, where 89 people have died due to lightning strikes in the first six months of this year. This number of victims of lightning strikes in the state prior to June this year is higher than it was for the entire year in 2019. “This rainy season, the threat of…