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Lightning Q&A
What is lightning? Does lightning strike from the sky down, or the ground up? Can you have lightning without thunder? This site has all the answers.


What is lightning? How does lightning happen?
A (student's?) attempt at describing the processes occurring in a lightning flash. A simple explanation is given but the assertion is made that physicists are still unclear of the mechanisms involved.


The Story of a Strike
One bolt of lightning has enough energy to flash on every light bulb in your town. Here's what lightning did to Gretel...


Lightning, an example of a natural capacitor
A fast moving animation showing charge separation and lightning between storm clouds and the ground


Plasma Balls
Well, essentially, they are glass globes with 'lightning bolts' coming from a central electrode to the surface of the sphere. If you touch the globe, the lightning will normally follow your hand.

How Lightning Works
Everything you wanted to know about of how lightning works and its properties. Also contains a section on the water cycle. This site is part of HowStuffWorks.com.


Make lightning strike
Cool interactive about lightning which gives you the chance to strike down trees, houses and people!