 | Weather Myths
Busting myths about lightning, tornadoes, storms and more! |
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 | Lightning Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Answering the most commonly asked questions about lightning. One of this site's most popular and longest-running sections. |
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 | Lightning Myths
Common and widespread myths and misconceptions about lightning. Another longtime, most-visited section of this site. |
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 | How Lightning Works
A detailed, step-by-step description of a cloud-to-ground lightning discharge. |
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 | Lightning Safety
A brief lightning safety primer. |
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 | Lightning Types
A list of the various descriptive names given to types of lightning. |
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 | Lightning Protection Systems
What protection systems do and don't do. |
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 | What happens when lightning strikes a house?
Lightning's impact to houses that are hit directly. |
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 | Do surge protectors provide total lightning protection?
Discussing myths about surge protectors, UPS devices and lightning protection for sensitive electronics. |
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 | Lightning Strikes to Chicago's Skyscrapers
Frequently asked questions, photos and videos on lightning strikes to Chicago's tallest buildings. |
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 | How often is the Gateway Arch struck by lightning?
Answering a frequently-asked question about lightning strikes to St. Louis' famous landmark. |
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 | Lightning Discharges to TV Towers, Skyscrapers and other Tall Structures
An in-depth look at ground-to-cloud or 'upward moving' lightning discharges to tall structures, including dramatic up-close imagery. |
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 | Lightning and Video Ghosting Artifacts: Not as Close as It Seems
A closer look at a commonly misidentified artifact that appears on video footage of lightning strikes. |
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 | Catatumbo lightning in Venezuela: Overview and Myths
A closer look at the newest subject in many TV documentaries about lightning. |
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 | Lightning and Trees
The effects of lightning strikes to trees. |
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 | Thunder Basics
All about the loud noise produced by lightning. Includes a calculator for using thunder to find the distance to a strike. |
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 | Flashovers and Strikes to Power Lines
A commonly seen, but frequently misidentified phenomenon observed when lightning strikes an energized power line. |
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 | Lightning and Ipods, Walkmans and headphones
Will wearing an Ipod and headphones attract lightning? |
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 | Artificial and natural lightning: Practical comparisons
Examining the differences between small man-made sparks and natural lightning. |
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 | Lightning Vocabulary
A quick run-down of lightning terminology. |
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 | Lightning Strike Survivors
An overview of the effects experienced by victims of lightning strikes. |
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 | Sferics: Lightning Radio Waves
Lightning strikes produce a full range of radio waves. |
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 | Static Electricity: Miniature Lightning
Creating electrostatic discharges indoors. |
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 | Ball Lightning Myths
Overview of the many phenomena mistaken for ball lightning. |
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 | Lightning in the Bible
A list of the instances lightning is mentioned in Scripture. |
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 | Recommended Reading
A short list of lightning-related publications on Amazon.com. |
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