Most lightning starts inside a thunderstorm and travels through the cloud. It can then stay within the cloud or continue to travel through the open air and eventually to ground.

Lightning doesn’t form in just any cloud — it requires specific conditions related to moisture, instability, and vertical growth. In fact, there are several types of clouds that can produce …

3 days ago · Lightning is usually associated with cumulonimbus clouds (thunderclouds), but it also occurs in stratiform clouds (layered clouds with a large horizontal extent), in snowstorms and …

Dec 18, 2017 · Lightning can strike the ground, the air, or inside clouds, but there are roughly 5 to 10 times more cloud flashes than cloud-to-ground flashes. Discover the different types of …

A well-developed thunderstorm cloud contains mostly small ice crystals in the upper levels of the cloud, a mixture of small ice crystals and small hail in the middle levels of the cloud, and a …

Lightning happens when the negative charges (electrons) in the bottom of the cloud are attracted to the positive charges (protons) in the ground. The accumulation of electric charges must be …

May 26, 2012 · The flat bank of cirrus clouds spreading outward and forming the cloud’s anvil mark the edge of the tropopause. The tropopause is the boundary between the lowest layer of …

Feb 4, 2025 · Inside a storm cloud, warm air rises and cooler air sinks. This movement causes ice particles and water droplets to collide, leading to a buildup of static electricity. The top of the …

Apr 18, 2024 · Depending on the charged particles on the bottom of the cloud, storms can either cause lightning to develop from the ground up – called negative lightning – or cause lightning …

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