Lightning storms

The Emilio Segre Cosmic Radiation Observatory on the summit of Mount Hermon. Photo courtesy of Ariel University

Secrets of Mount Hermon: Powerful gamma radiation measured in dry lightning storms

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A study by Ariel University and the School of Sustainability at Reichman University identified a gamma-ray enhancement (TGE) in two unusual events in January 2018 at the summit of Mount Hermon — without precipitation — and demonstrates electron acceleration in clouds and the effects
A glacial lake, Jokulsarlon is a glacial lagoon, Vatnajokull National Park in southeast Iceland, blue water speckled with ice melting from the Breidamerkurjokull glacier. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Firecrackers and thunder: Lightning storms accelerate the rate of ice melting in the North Pole

An international study with the participation of Tel Aviv University states: Global warming leads to lightning storms in the North Pole, which further accelerate the process of melting the ice - in a cycle of repeated feeding
The space station during the photographic mission. Photo: ESA/NASA.

Space disco

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A large lightning storm as photographed from the International Space Station by the Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen, 10/9/15. Photo: European Space Agency

The Danish astronaut photographed giant elves from the space station

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Astronaut Andreas Mogelsen. Photo: European Space Agency

Prof. Yoav Yair will accompany a reconstruction of Ilan Ramon's lightning experiment by a Danish astronaut

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The effect of lightning on radio reception and its safety - an article from 1936

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Artist's impression of lightning storms on Venus. Figure: European Space Agency

The lightning storms on Venus are similar to those on Earth

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

An Israeli study published in Nature: the strength of a hurricane can be predicted by lightning activity

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The cities of light hidden from view

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

A new study indicates a possible connection between lightning in East Africa and hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Red elves in the sky of Israel

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Red elves in the sky

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