sci21 天
Cosmic-Ray Showers Play Pivotal Role in Triggering Lightning Flashes
The authors analyzed these observations with a cosmic-ray shower and found that these seemingly strange features can be consistently explained. “Scientists still don’t fully understand how lightning ...
The Courier-Mail21 天
In photos: The big Sunshine Coast floods that damaged thousands of homes
Homes were awash with water higher than the levels recorded in the 1974 and 1983 floods. THE RESCUE OF RAY GRACE IN NAMBOUR In the 1983 floods, big-hearted Sunshine Coast Ray Grace had been ...
azoquantum22 天
Mapping Lightning's Origins and Polarization to Reveal Cosmic-Ray Influence
In a recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory found that cosmic-ray showers ... Laboratory Lightning occurs when ...
Phys.org25 天
High-energy space particles may play a role in initiating lightning flashes
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Cosmic-ray showers, consisting of high-energy particles from space, appear to play a significant role in triggering lightning flashes. Observations using a 3D ...