Lightning - Electrostatic discharge in the atmosphere

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Lightning is a huge electrostatic discharge which is caused by unbalanced electric charge in the atmosphere, either inside clouds, cloud to cloud or cloud to ground. It is accompanied by the loud sound of thunder. At its peak, a typical thunderstorm can have three or more strikes per minute. Lightning is usually produced by clouds which are known as cumulonimbus clouds, which can be up to 15 kilometres high...

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• Assisted by: Edward R. Miller-Jones (Editor), Edwar R Miller-Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: FastBook Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2013
• EAN: 9786130149543
• ISBN: 978-613-0-14954-3
• No. of pages: 120
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)