FIRST ALERT: How does Lightning form and what makes it so dangerous?

Why Lightning Happens — And Why It’s So Dangerous. Meteorologist Matt Bullock explains.
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Scientists Show How to Trigger Tiny Lightning Strikes Inside a Block of Plastic

Scientists have successfully modeled large lightning strikes that occur on a kilometer scale in a lab setting of only a few centimeters ...
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How does lightning form, how far away can it strike, and where are you safe from it

As particles rub together from wind friction in a thunderstorm, the charges separate and static electricity develops. The negative charges or electrons separate to the bottom of the thunderstorm, ...
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SCIENCE SNIPPET: Where there is thunder, there will always be lightning

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — After a soggy week in the Coastal Bend, not only did we see some heavy downpours but we saw some thunderstorms roll through too. What follows behind thunder? Of course, it's ...
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SCIENCE WITH SARA: How does lightning form?

Lightning forms due to a difference in charges. Negative charges accumulates at the bottom of the storm cloud. Of course, opposites attract. A positive charge accumulates on the ground under the storm ...