Massive strikes are 1000 times stronger than regular lightning
Superbolts are an extremely rare and powerful type of lightning discharge that is estimated to be a thousand times more energetic than regular lightning strikes. These bolts can release as much energy as a small atomic bomb, and they have been known to occur in thunderstorms around the world.
The process is facilitated by a mechanism known as riming, where supercooled droplets adhere to the surface of the snowflake, gradually building up layers of ice.
Graupel, also known as soft hail, corn snow, hominy snow, or snow pellets, is a type of precipitation that forms when supercooled water droplets freeze onto snowflakes, creating small, opaque pellets of ice. Graupel typically has a diameter ranging from 2 to 5 millimeters (0.08–0.20 in) and is characterized by its soft, granular texture. It looks like tiny, broken up, foam packing peanuts.
The phrase “Red sky at night, sailors’ delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take warning” is a traditional weather saying that has been passed down through generations. It is often used as a rhyme to help people remember the association between the color of the sky at different times and the likely weather conditions that may follow.
I’m on cloud 9 reading these daily blog posts on Doyle’s Space
The term Cloud 9 refers to a state of perfect happiness or ecstasy. It is often used in the phrase “on cloud nine”. The Oxford English Dictionary compares it with the Seventh Heaven, the highest level of heaven.
Evacuate or stay?
Ever wondered what the birds are doing when the hurricane is bashing the shore? Locals and visitors alike evacuate or shelter the wrath of these storms. Well, it seems that many birds do the same.
Light pillars are optical phenomena that occur in extremely cold atmospheres, when flat ice crystals form close to the ground. They reflect natural and artificial light in columns that extend through the sky.
Continue reading “Pareidolia”: the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern
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