There are trillions of charged particles—protons and electrons, the basic building blocks of matter—whizzing around above ...
The Miami-Fort Lauderdale area alone had over 120,000 lightning strikes in 2023. The state's location combined with the shape of its peninsula that is surrounded by water are why thunderstorms ...
Dance expert Claire Pring works with a Year 6 class and their teacher in London, to create a dance exploring lightning shapes (from 'Blitzkrieg' or 'Lightning war') and the effect of falling bombs ...
Basically, they are natural tubes of glass that are formed by a fusion of silica sand or rock during a lightning strike. Much like Lichtenberg figures appear across wood, the resulting shape ...