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Originally Published 5 months ago — by ScienceDaily
Scientists led by Victor Pasko have uncovered the precise atmospheric chain reaction that triggers lightning, revealing how electric fields in thunderclouds accelerate electrons, produce X-rays, and initiate lightning through a cascade of high-energy photons and electrons, explaining phenomena like terrestrial gamma-ray flashes and their often dim optical and radio signatures.
Originally Published 5 months ago — by Live Science
A new study suggests that lightning on Earth is initiated by a chain reaction triggered by cosmic rays from outer space, which produce electron avalanches in storm clouds, explaining the high energy needed for lightning and associated gamma-ray and X-ray emissions.
Originally Published 5 months ago — by Phys.org
Researchers have uncovered the atmospheric chain reaction that triggers lightning, showing how strong electric fields in thunderclouds accelerate electrons, produce X-rays, and initiate electron avalanches leading to lightning strikes, while also explaining the occurrence of gamma-ray flashes without visible lightning.