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Are there different types of lightning?

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Weather Guys Editor

Lightning is a huge electrical discharge that results from the rising and sinking air motions that occur in thunderstorms. Lightning can be either cloud-to-cloud or cloud-to-ground and is accompanied by thunder. Lighting also has different appearances. Continue reading →

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Does lightning travel from the earth to the sky, or from the sky downward?

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Weather Guys Editor

Lightning travels both ways.

Lightning is a huge electrical discharge that results from vigorous motions that occur in thunderstorms. Lightning can travel from cloud . . . Continue reading →

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