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fact789 wrote:What is the difference between positive and negative lightning appearance?
TampaSteve wrote:fact789 wrote:What is the difference between positive and negative lightning appearance?
Positive lightning jumps between the top of the thundercloud (anvil) and the ground some distance away from the thundercloud, as opposed to negative lightning, which jumps between the base of the thundercloud and the ground underneath the thundercloud. Other than the origination point and the fact that it is far more powerful, positive lightning looks like negative lightning, albeit somewhat brighter because of the increased power.
Hurricaneman wrote:TampaSteve wrote:fact789 wrote:What is the difference between positive and negative lightning appearance?
Positive lightning jumps between the top of the thundercloud (anvil) and the ground some distance away from the thundercloud, as opposed to negative lightning, which jumps between the base of the thundercloud and the ground underneath the thundercloud. Other than the origination point and the fact that it is far more powerful, positive lightning looks like negative lightning, albeit somewhat brighter because of the increased power.
This is the way that the phenomenom known as bolt from the blue happens I believe
TampaSteve wrote:fact789 wrote:What is the difference between positive and negative lightning appearance?
Positive lightning jumps between the top of the thundercloud (anvil) and the ground some distance away from the thundercloud, as opposed to negative lightning, which jumps between the base of the thundercloud and the ground underneath the thundercloud. Other than the origination point and the fact that it is far more powerful, positive lightning looks like negative lightning, albeit somewhat brighter because of the increased power.
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