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 Cause of  lightning

2

 Where lightning hits

3

 Hurricane spin

4

 How hot is lightning

5

 Jupiter's surface

6

 How rainbows form

7

 Ball lightning

8

 Hurricane energy

9

 Lightning hits a tornado
10  Orange night skies

Current Column:  A saintly light

st elmo's fire

Why would a lightning-struck tree glow after being hit? It is not on fire and does not give off heat, but glows. 

It was a dark and stormy night.  Chris emails he was walking in the woods  "a little after a thunderstorm" when he noticed the tree.  The tree, shattered by an earlier lightning stroke, stabbed the night like a broken pike.  An eerie glow extended ... Click to continue

Atmosphere:  Colors  Layers  Other
 
Colors

Why do distant mountains look blue?

Why does the sky look blue?

Why is the sky bluer on top than on the horizon?

Why is some ice blue?

Why is the setting sun red? Why do mountains turn pink in the setting sun?

Why does the sky appear orangish in colour when it is cloudy or raining at night?

Why does the sun turn green just before it sets?

How to snap a green flash

Do they have green flashes at the South Pole?

 

Layers:  troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

How high does Mount Everest reach into our atmosphere?

 
Other

Why does the air get thinner at high altitude?

Why is it colder in the mountains than in the valley?

Why is air lighter when moisture is added to it?
 

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