Re: Lightning

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From: John Schuch
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1992 13:08

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<1240@newsserver.cs.uwindsor.ca> petro@server.uwindsor.ca (PETRO DAVID) writes:
>Does lightning originate from the ground or the sky?

All three.  :-)

Some bolts originate in the clouds, some originate on the ground and
some meet in the middle some place. The polarity is detectable at
great distances given suitable electronic equipment. I do not know
what physical properties of the storm would cause it to go one way
or the other.

John


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