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Scientists have finally been able to prove that thunder and lightning drive nuclear reactions.
Lightning strikes are powerful – but we haven’t had solid estimates of their energy until now. Researchers turned to the hollow stone tubes they create by vaporizing sand for more precise calculations.
When Facebook goes down it’s an irritation. But as the world moves its data and processing to the cloud, the potential for major loss grows ever greater.
Astronauts living on the ISS get to experience the wonders of the universe’s natural phenomena like no one else.
Being able to predict the weather can save lives. Using new technology forecasters are able to provide realtime warning of bad weather ahead.
Lightning can kill if one does not heed the safety measures.
Energetic particles from the sun may contribute to the frequency and volume of lightning strikes, researchers from the University…
Optical scientists have developed a new laser technology that could one day be used to guide lightning away from buildings…
Ball lightning is one of the strangest phenomena on our planet. It’s usually seen during thunderstorms as a ball of light about the size of a grapefruit, with the intensity of roughly a 40W light bulb…
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Meteorologist and Research Program Manager, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of North Dakota
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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Adjunct Research Professor of Physics, Adelaide University
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Senior Lecturer in Climatology, Director, Climate Futures Program, University of Tasmania
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Senior Specialist, University of Pretoria
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Lecturer in Mathematics, University of Dundee
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Associate Professor of Geosciences, University of South Florida
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Space Plasma Physicist, Imperial College London
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Chief Scientist at SA Weather Service: Nowcasting and very short range forecasting and part-time lecturer at the University of Pretoria, University of Pretoria
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Assistant State Climatologist and Research Scientist in Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
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Atmospheric Physicist, Climate Futures Programme, University of Tasmania
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Ph.D. Student, Dept. of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Physical Geography (Climate Science), Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington