what causes lightning is that the positive charge of the storm and the negative charge of the ground (or it could be the opposite) interact like a battery and the electricity discharges into the ground lightning can also go up from the cloud into the air but i don't know why that is
A thunderstorm does not strike anything, it is "lightening" that does that.
To format a thunderstorm you need both lightening and rain.
Yes, it is dangerous to be near a lake during a thunderstorm as water can conduct electricity, increasing the risk of being struck by lightning. Seek shelter indoors during a thunderstorm to stay safe.
No, cutting the ground with a knife during a thunderstorm will not stop the thunderstorm. Thunderstorms are natural weather phenomena caused by atmospheric conditions, and cutting the ground will not have any impact on them. It is also dangerous to use a knife during a thunderstorm as it increases your risk of being struck by lightning.
First of all lightening not only strike in summers but whenever any thunderstorm if there over the place. However we can say that heavy lightening is frequent in summer season because due to unstable atmosphere and high freezing level generates thunderstorms of great height. This is the reason that great amount of positive charge get accumulated at the base of the cumulonimbus clouds which causes heavy lightening.
You can be struck by lightening and killed if you are outside during a major thunderstorm.
A thunderstorm does not strike anything, it is "lightening" that does that.
To format a thunderstorm you need both lightening and rain.
because if the house gets hit by lightening it travels through the wiring and fries all the wires
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You are the highest object around in these places. Lightening looks for the easiest path and a human body is very conductive.
Lightening causes it. It is a pollutant at ground level.
An atmospheric discharge of static electricity is commonly known as lightning. Lightning is a sudden electrostatic discharge that occurs during a thunderstorm when there is a buildup of electric charge in the atmosphere.
Lightning travels both up and down during a thunderstorm.
Lightning travels in a downward direction from the clouds to the ground during a thunderstorm.