Thunderstorms and Lightning

The retina is the layer of tissue in the eye responsible for turning light into the images we see. Normally light energy or particles "hits" this inside layer of the eye and you perceive light. Now, if the retina is physically disturbed it will also cause these nerve cells to fire. Being poked in the eye may cause a flash of colored light to be perceived. Most people who see lightning like streaks of light for no apparent reason are seeing the retina react to an internal process called vitreous detachment or traction, this is where the gel inside the eye pulls on the retina as it shrinks over time as we age, causing the apparent sparks or lightning-like flashes of light. It is important to note that in rare cases the retina itself is being torn by this traction warning you that there now is a hole in the retina or worse a retinal detachment (where the retina is pulled away from the inside of the eye.) Even though rare, this is a serious condition and needs to be investigated by a qualified optometrist or ophthalmologist.

Yes, technically thunder and lightning originate at the same time. However, light travels much faster than sound so even though they start simultaneously you will hear the thunder after you see the lightning unless you are very close to the bolt.

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It is more likely for a person to be struck by lightning while standing below a tall tree because lightning seeks the highest point to strike, and tall trees are more likely to attract lightning due to their height. Additionally, tall trees have a higher chance of being struck because they are more likely to be hit by the downward leader from a lightning bolt.

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I'm unable to provide real-time or specific event information. It is recommended to check local news sources or the National Weather Service for the most recent hail storm in Evansville, Indiana.

unfortunatley i cant tell for sure what you mean because of the lack of grammer (not insalting you) but if your asking wether it has direct current (DC) or alternating current (AC) like i think you are than the answer is direct current (DC)

The path that a lightning bolt travels through is called a lightning channel. Lightning channels can be several miles long and are formed when an electrical breakdown of air creates an ionized path for the current to flow through.

This is an example of personification, where human qualities are assigned to non-human things. In this case, thunder and lightning are given human-like characteristics of power and intensity.

No. Although stronger storms have some tendency to be largersmall one can be quite damaging as well while sometimes a fairly weak storm can spread out over a large area. When looking at different types of storm it is worth noting that the most violent type (tornadoes) are also the smallest.

Antarctica is a polar desert and most of Australia is a hot desert. The reason why Antarctica is a desert is because the polar easterlies and the karabatic winds (winds where cold air sinks to lower elevation and soon reach the shores of antarctica where it sinks to the surface of the ocean) blows winds from the south pole into the southern oceans. These winds blow most of the moist air away from Antarctica leaving Antarctica a dry and windy place. Antarctica is also too cold for water to evaporate so storm clouds do not really form and bring precipitation into the surface. Antarctica could be one of the driest places on earth. The reason why there is snow in Antarctica is because Antarctica is so cold that whenever it snows, Antarctica would preserve its snow. This can build up layers of old snow creating glaciers and ice sheets that in long periods of time sink into the shores of Antarctica where they melt and break into icebergs.

Australia lies in 30 degrees latitude (where cloudless air tends to sink) creating drier air and the trade winds blow moist air from the Pacific ocean into eastern Australia where the great dividing range creates a rainshadow effect leaving middle and western Australia dry. The Australian desert rarely but can receive precipitation by storm clouds going through the great dividing range into the Australian desert or high pressure systems can steer cyclones and storm clouds into mainly northern Australia bringing wind and rain into the desert. The Australian desert is also hot enough for water to evaporate so it's a bit more likely to form clouds than Antarctica.

the sky is part of our atmosphere which is in earth so it comes from earth

A type of lightning that appears as a single long line is called a "fork lightning" or "bolt from the blue." It often occurs when lightning strikes horizontally within a cloud or between clouds rather than toward the ground.

When a person gets hit by lightning, they are struck by the lightning bolt itself rather than the heat or electricity radiating from it. The current typically enters the body at the point where the lightning makes contact, such as the head or shoulders, and travels through the body to the ground.

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In meteorology, a thunder ruler is not a recognized term. It may be a misinterpretation or a non-standard term. Thunder typically refers to the sound caused by lightning, while a ruler is a measuring instrument. If you have a specific context or definition in mind, please provide more details for clarification.

Not necessarily. If the highest object near an area where conditions are right for lightening happens to be a tree, it would likely strike that before it does say a fence post next to the tree. It can actually strike pretty much anything. It can say strike sand on a beach and there have been cases where the lightning turned it to "glass". It generally has to do with the electric field and charge build up of things in the area. As scientist have shown, a lightening "spark" starts in the sky and in many cases another "spark" leaps up from the ground to meet it. And of course there is also cloud-to-cloud lighning.

Yes, it is possible to be struck by lightning while holding something made of rubber. Rubber does not conduct electricity well, but if lightning strikes and your body provides a path of conductivity to the ground, the electricity can still pass through you. It is always best to seek shelter during a lightning storm.

Thunderstorms are most likely to occur when there is warm, moist air near the earth's surface that rises and cools, leading to the development of cumulonimbus clouds. Other factors that can contribute to thunderstorm formation include instability in the atmosphere, strong winds, and the presence of a triggering mechanism like a cold front or a lifting force.

A metal umbrella is safer to carry during lightning as it conducts electricity better than wood. However, it is still advisable to seek shelter indoors during a lightning storm to avoid the risk of being struck.

Lightning can hit the Earth, or in some cases COME from the Earth and go up depending on local electric gradients. The flow of electrical charge causes light, but the speed of that flow is MUCH less than the speed of light. In comparable media, NOTHING can exceed [or even equal] the speed of light, as described in the Special Theory of Relativity. A mass will grow to enormous, mind boggling values as it approaches the speed of light, because of a term in the equation (1 - v/c) in the denominator which makes the value approach infinity as v/c approaches 1, so 1-1 = 0 and you approach dividing by zero. v takes values starting from zero almost up to c, the speed of light in a vacuum.

Wind storms can occur in various parts of the world, but they are most common in regions with strong wind patterns such as the mid-latitudes and coastal areas. Areas prone to wind storms include parts of North America, Europe, and Asia, as well as regions near the equator where tropical cyclones develop.

A cold front is a fast-moving boundary where cold air replaces warm air, often leading to thunderstorms followed by clearing skies as the cooler, denser air displaces the warmer, less dense air.

Any storm that has lightning and thunder is a thunderstorm. It wouldn't matter if there was snow, rain or no precipitation falling, if there is lightning it is a thunderstorm