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Top 10 questions  

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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

Lightning & Thunder:        Lightning       Thunder  
 
Lighning & Thunder--- Lightning


Ball lightning:  I was wondering if Ball Lightning exists. What do you know about it? Where does it happen? When and why?

Blue jet:  One night I was watching a storm and the lightning turned blue. How did that happen?

Cause:  What causes lightning?

Cause, kids' version:  What causes lightning?

Fish:   If lightning strikes the ocean, do the marine animals get hurt or killed?

Eiffel Tower:  What happened to the Eiffel tower after it was struck by lightning in 1902?

Giraffes:  Do giraffes get struck by lightning?

Heat:  Lighting is supposed be three times hotter than the sun. Since the lighting flashes are closer than the sun how come we don’t feel the heat when it flashes?

How wide & long:  My kids were wondering how wide and long lighting can be.

Indoor pools:  Does lightning strike indoor swimming pools? Has anyone ever been hurt or killed?

Kill and injure:  How does lightning kill people and injure them?  What are the chances of being killed or injured?

Kill swimmers:  Has there ever been a documented death of a swimmer due to a lightning strike?

MountEverest: Does lightning strike Mount Everest?

Safe distance:  What is the flash-to-bang time that's a safe distance from lightning?

Safe place:  Where is a safe place to go during a thunderstorm?

St. Elmo's fireWhy would a lightning-struck tree glow after being hit? It is not on fire and does not give off heat, but gives off a very visible glow.

Tornado:  What would happen if a lightning bolt hits a tornado?

What it  is  What is lightning?

Where it hits:  Where in the world do the most lightning strikes occur?

 

Lighning & Thunder--- Thunder

No thunder: I see lightning but often hear no thunder. Why is there no thunder?

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