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Wednesday 17 April 2019

Why lightning often strikes twice

Scientists have used the LOFAR radio telescope to study the development of lightning flashes in unprecedented detail. Their work reveals that the negative charges inside a thundercloud are not discharged all in a single flash, but are in part stored alongside the leader channel at Interruptions, inside structures which the researchers have called needles. This may cause a repeated discharge to the ground.

from All Top News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2IEweis

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