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Cosmic rays may be the elusive spark for lightning here on Earth
Cosmic rays may play a role in triggering lightning, a new study suggests, offering an out-of-this-world answer to a ...
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Eastern North Carolina until Monday night, says the NWS
On Monday at 4:07 p.m. a severe thunderstorm watch was released by the NWS Wilmington NC in effect until 10 p.m. The watch is ...
North Carolina placed under a severe thunderstorm watch until Monday night, according to the NWS
The NWS Raleigh NC issued a severe thunderstorm watch at 4:07 p.m. on Monday in effect until 10 p.m. The watch is for ...
Damaging winds and penny-sized hail predicted with thunderstorms in 3 N.J. counties Monday
At 8:56 p.m. on Monday, the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 9:45 p.m. for ...
Damaging winds and penny-sized hail predicted with thunderstorms in Chester and Delaware counties Monday
The National Weather Service released a severe thunderstorm warning at 7:34 p.m. on Monday in effect until 8:15 p.m. for ...
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Why These Tropical Trees Love a Lightning Strike
Being struck by lightning is something humans generally try to avoid. But for at least one tropical tree species, this ...
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm watch affecting North Texas until Sunday night, says the NWS
On Sunday at 3:55 p.m. a severe thunderstorm watch was released by the NWS Fort Worth TX in effect until 10 p.m. The watch is ...
I was struck by lighting — the experience changed me forever in the most bizarre way
Things took a more frightening turn after, all of a sudden, the victim lost “all feeling” in her limbs.” “I couldn’t move, not even an inch,” recounted the distraught woman, who asked her roommate to ...
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Ship-pollution cuts have an electrifying effect: less lightning at sea
A crackdown on sulfur in ship fuel is linked to a steep drop in thunderclouds in the Indian Ocean and South China Sea.