Does lightining come from the ground up?
The short answer is from the ground to the cloud, but it’s a complicated process. When too much negative charge builds up in a cloud, a bundle of charge moves from the cloud toward the ground in the form of a “stepped leader.” As a stepped leader nears the ground, it attracts a surge [...]
How much does a cloud weigh?
A tough question to answer since clouds come in many different shapes and sizes. On some days I look up at the sky and see nothing but cloud in every direction, I’m scared to think how much those clouds weigh, so I’ll just talk about the nice fluffy clouds we see on nice summer days, [...]
