Thunderstorms and Lightning

The loudness of a sound is the same thing as the overall amplitude of a sound.

When measuring sound, in general, you have pitch (frequency) and tone (amplitude, the measure of loudness).

So, if you increase the amplitude of a sound wave pattern, you increase the overall intensity of the sound (the energy), and that can be measured on the logarithmic scale of decibels, since an unconstrained, undirected sound wave carries its energy outward in all directions, in an increasing volume of air (or other medium).

Man-made lightning can be created by using a device called a Tesla coil, which generates high-voltage, high-frequency electrical currents that produce visible arcs of electricity. The Tesla coil works by charging a primary capacitor, discharging it through a primary coil to create a magnetic field, and then rapidly interrupting the current to induce high-voltage bursts. These bursts can produce lightning-like arcs between the coil and a nearby grounded object.

lightning will strike

well it was a little bu=it of both considering it has led to tv's light, radio and electricity bu its also expensive not free and can be dangereous as well electricuting or shocking someone on lightswitches or open cords

No, thunderstorms do not have a low pressure center. Thunderstorms are a type of weather system associated with intense convective activity, but they typically do not have the organized circulation patterns seen in low pressure centers like those found in tropical cyclones or mid-latitude cyclones.

Yes, lightning is a massive discharge of static electricity in the atmosphere. It occurs when the electrical charge imbalances between the clouds and the ground are equalized through a sudden flow of current, resulting in a visible flash of light and heat.

In the story Thunder Rose, the lack of rain caused a drought that threatened the community's crops and livestock. The dry conditions also raised the risk of wildfires and led to severe water shortages, endangering the town's survival. Thunder Rose used her unique abilities to bring rain to the parched land and save the day.

Lightning is faster than a shooting star. Lightning can travel at speeds of around 220,000 miles per hour (354,055 kilometers per hour), while shooting stars typically travel at speeds of around 36,000 miles per hour (57,935 kilometers per hour).

Being caught in a thunderstorm on open waters is very dangerous. But at that point there is nothing you can really do. Its obvious if you are close to shore that you should try to get to land as fast and safely as possible. But if you are far from shore remain calm, Find anything on and around the boat that looks like a potential safety cover for you or whoever you are with. It also depends on the boat. Some boats have rooms downstairs but if you are stuck on a speed boat or pontoon there is nothing you can do. Stay far away from any metal and stay far away from the water surrounding you. If you feel its bad contact any safety team whether its on lake or ocean.

You would be near the equator, between 30 degrees north and south latitude, where the trade winds converge. These winds blow from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.

There will be 13 black rainstorms in 2017.

1.)Tuesday 25th of April 2017

2.)Thursday 18th of May 2017

3.)Tuesday 23th of May 2017

4.)Friday 9th of June 2017

5.)Tuesday 13th of June 2017

6.)Thursday 6th of July 2017

7.)Sunday 16th of July 2017

8.)Saturday 29th of July 2017

9.)Sunday 30th of July 2017

10.)Wednesday 23th of August 2017

11.)Thursday 24th of August 2017

12.)Tuesday 29th of August 2017

13.)Thursday 19th of October 2017

the light slows in speed and refracts due to glass being denser than air.

Generically if the wind speed reaches at least 64-79 knots the storms are called 'Tropical Cyclones'. However, these storms are also given regional names, if they form over the Atlantic they are also known as a 'Hurricanes' , while if they form over the Indian Ocean they are called a 'Cyclones'. Finally if they form over the Pacific they are called a 'Typhoons'.

During an outdoor explosives operation equipped with a lightning protection system, when a lightning watch is initiated, all activities involving explosives must cease immediately. Personnel must safely evacuate the area and seek shelter until the lightning watch is lifted. The lightning protection system should be activated to safeguard the explosives and surrounding area from potential lightning strikes.

A thunderstorm?

No, a lightning bolt is not caused by the transfer of protons. Lightning occurs when there is a buildup of electrical charge in the atmosphere that is discharged as a visible flash of light. This discharge can happen between different regions of the atmosphere or between the atmosphere and the ground.

When a warm air mass and a cold air mass collide, you get a front. Remember how low-pressure warm air rises and cold high-pressure air moves into its place? The same reaction happens here, except the two forces slam into each other. The cold air forms a wedge underneath the warm air, allowing it to basically ride up into the troposphere on its back and generate rain clouds. The two winds converge and rise together in an updraft that often leads to cloud formation.

Definitely!

Worldwide, there are as many as 44 lightning strikes per second, every second of every day.

Whether or not you have lightning in your area depends on your local weather. If there is warm, moist air moving into a cooler region, thunderstorms can form, and some can be severe.

Lightning only comes from cumulonimbus clouds, which typically rise several thousand feet into the air, and can produce heavy rains, damaging winds, hail, and even tornadoes.

People caught in a tornado can be tossed and carried along with the swirling winds, ending up anywhere within the storm's path. Typically, they can be found scattered over a wide area, depending on the tornado's strength and the distance it carries them.

Yes, hail can occur in the Caribbean, particularly in higher elevations or during severe weather events. While not as common as in other regions, hail can still occasionally impact parts of the Caribbean during certain weather conditions.

If lightning could be fully harnessed, the energy captured could power the world. The energy in every lightning event is huge and scientists have been seeking ways to capture the energy.

There are two problems that have not been overcome and prevent lightning being useful.

The first is that the location of lightning is unpredictable. There is little point in mounting a lighting capture device (if one existed) in a location to find that lightning does not strike in that location. Guiding a lightning strike is in the same order of difficulty as taming a hurricane or altering the tides.

Next, when lighting does strike, it releases so much energy that it is almost impossible to build a device that can capture and store any of the energy. and other structures. Electrical and electronic equipment is damaged by lighting strikes and so far, attempts at capturing any part of the energy have been experimental, cumbersome and very inefficient.

The research will continue and in the future, it may be possible to see domestic energy derived from lightning. But, we have a long way to go before we see it.

In theory, a lightning does have useful energy. But I am not aware of any machine that actually makes use of it. You may have to invent one yourself. Note that you need not wait for a lightning to strike - there is an electric potential between the upper atmosphere and the ground. This is what causes lightning in the first place, but you could directly tap the electric potential instead of waiting for a lightning flash.

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In theory lightning energy could be captured and stored in a battery or capacitor for later use - BUT - there are major problems:

1) it would be exceedingly difficult to position the nodes to the exact location where the lightning would strike in order to capture the energy. Your best bet would be to try to capture the energy from a lightning rod, which is designed to be more likely to be where the lightning hits than the surrounding area. Even so, only a very small fraction of the lightning in an area would actually hit the lightning rod. (difficult to catch lightning)

2) The amount of energy in a lightning bolt is so high and delivered in such a short time (around 5 billion Joules in 30 microseconds) that it would be difficult to store that much energy that quickly. Batteries store electricity via chemical reactions and reactions do not occur instantaneously; molecules and molecular radicals can only move so fast so reactions take a noticeable finite time. You may have noticed that when you want to charge your cell phone up it takes some time - it's not instant. As a result you can only store energy in a battery at a certain rate - the rate of the chemical reaction. You would need an exceedingly large battery - or bank of batteries in parallel - to begin to capture a significant portion of the energy in such a short time. (difficult to store the energy). Recent attempts to capture and store lightning energy tried to use a combination of batteries and capacitors.

3) If the energy from lightning were stored in a large bank of batteries it would be so spread out among them that they would tend to produce only a feeble - but long lasting - current since each battery would only have absorbed a small amount of the total energy. (difficult to use the stored energy)

so - yeah - lightning energy can be caught stored and used - just not efficiently or easily

With that said - nature actually does store and use some of the energy of lighting strikes. Lighting creates a lot of ozone which is very reactive and can drive chemical reactions (energy stored in the ozone). Lightning creates nitrogen compounds which can act as natural fertilizers for plants. Lighting also powers other chemical reactions which store some of the energy of lightning in the chemical bonds of the produced chemicals. Most of the energy, however, just gets dissipated as heat.

A triangle typically produces a high-pitched sound when struck, due to its small size and thin material. The high frequency vibrations create a ringing noise that resonates at a higher pitch compared to larger or denser percussion instruments.

Light travels faster than sound, so you see lightning before you hear the thunder. The lightning flash reaches your eyes almost instantly, while the sound of thunder takes longer to reach your ears because it travels at a slower speed.

Opposite electrical charges inside storm clouds separate, causing lightning to flash towards Earth. Lightning has enough energy to heat the air all around it. This sudden burst of heat is what causes the noise we know as thunder.

Any process that causes separation of positive and negative charges in the atmosphere can cause lightning. Lightning occurring during thunderstorms is thought to be the result of vertical motions causing charge separation. Ice particles typically will hold a positive charge in the upper part of the cloud, while liquid water will hold a negative charge in the lower part of a cumulonimbus cloud. When charge difference gets too great lightning results. This is an oversimplification as there are other more complex processes that occur with severe rotating thunderstorms. To top it of cloud to ground lightning can be either a positive stroke or a negative. Still some mysteries there. I'll stop here so as to not cause any friction.