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Make lightning strike
Cool interactive about lightning which gives you the chance to strike down trees, houses and people!
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Struck by lightning in car - BBC video
Richard Hammond sits in a car struck by an 800,000V lightning bolt, explaining the physics of a faraday cage. Nail biting!
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8 Things We’ve Learned Lately About Thunder and Lightning
8 facts about thunder and lightning with 3 links to dramatic videos.
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Lightning
Models for the charge buildup which leads to lightning discharges suggest a buildup of a strong negative charge layer near the bottom of the cloud and the formation of a positive ground shadow
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How do Thunderstorms Work?
Article on the science of thunder and lightning. But how do clouds come by all this energy, and couldn't we put it to good use?
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How to avoid getting struck by lightning
Tips on how to guarantee your safety in a storm. Includes an explanation of faraday cages.
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Lighting and Atmospheric Electricity
This site focuses on the causes and effects of lightning as well as analyzing a wide variety of atmospheric measurements related to thunderstorms.
Hits: 2198
Extreme weather gallery
Photographs of lightning, tornadoes, storms floods and other extreme weather.
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