Thunderstorms host a rich variety of electrical discharges that span time-scales from microseconds to minutes and produce radiation extending from radio waves up to high-energy gamma rays. Intense ...

Atmospheric phenomena are observable physical processes and manifestations occurring within a planetary atmosphere, arising from interactions among radiation, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and ...

Lightning arises from complex charge separation within convective clouds and between cloud and ground, driving rapid electrical discharges that span scales from millimetres to kilometres. These ...

A study co-led by Irina Gorodetskaya, a researcher at the Interdisciplinary Center of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), brings together all up-to-date data on the phenomenon of atmospheric ...

Explore 25 bizarre Earth phenomena documented this year, from volcanic lightning to sailing stones. Witness nature's most ...