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Long-Lived Lightning Storm Rages on Saturn
A powerful lightning storm is raging on the planet Saturn.Bizarre Lightning Storms Spawn 840 California Wildfires
More than 840 wildfires sparked by an "unprecedented" lightning storm are burning across Northern California.Could Cosmic Ray Influence Climate By Charging Up More Frequent Lightning Storms?
Could cosmic rays be influencing climate by charging up more frequent lightning storms? Several factors influence global climate change. Long-term influences that work over hundreds ...Longest lightning storm on Saturn breaks Solar System record
A powerful lightning storm in Saturn's atmosphere that began in mid-January 2009 has become the Solar System's longest continuously observed thunderstorm. It broke the record ...Fermi Telescope Detects Antimatter in Lightning Storms
... that somehow the electric field normally produced by a lightning storm somehow reversed. The 17 gamma-ray ... its head? What does the existence of antimatter particles in lightning mean? Gamma-ray flashes ...Lightning Delays Space Shuttle Launch
NASA Inspects Endeavour Following Lightning Storm, May Lift Off Sunday EveningAre Men Or Women More Likely To Be Hit By Lightning?
... turns out men are... just kind of stupid. “Men take more risks in lightning storms,” says John Jensenius, a lightning safety expert with the National Weather Service. Men are less willing to give up ...Nature’s fireworks on display
In honor of July 4, we've cobbled together a collection of nature's best fireworks displays. Get an an eyeful of red-hot volcanic eruptions, dazzling lightning storms and more.Australia issues 'catastrophic' alerts as fires rage
Australia has issued "catastrophic" alerts after record-breaking temperatures and wild lightning storms sparked more than 100 fires across the country, officials said Saturday.
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