• The Science Behind Lightning: What Makes the Sky Spark?

  • Sep 27 2024
  • Length: 14 mins
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The Science Behind Lightning: What Makes the Sky Spark?

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  • What is lightning actually? How are storms formed? And do you know you can make lightning in your mouth?:0

    Sources

    • Byers, H.R, 1951, Thunderstorms. In: Malone, T.F. (eds) Compendium of Meteorology. American Meteorological Society, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-940033-70-9_56
    • Dwyer, J., Uman, M., 2014, The physics of lightning, Physics Reports, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037015731300375X
    • https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-science-overview
    • https://www.uwa.edu.au/study/-/media/Faculties/Science/Docs/Lightning-facts.pdf
    • https://www.adelaide.edu.au/press/ua/media/522/uap-coast-sa-ebook.pdf

    Lightning experiments

    • https://www.weatherwizkids.com/experiments-lightning-mouth.htm
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGUZSnbSLLE
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