Type of lightning

The ordinary lightning with zigzags and forks is called branch lightning. If the branch lightning channel is blown to both sides by the wind, so that it seems that there are several parallel lightning, it is called strip lightning. If two lightning branches appear to reach the ground at the same time, they are called forked lightning.

When lightning flashes between the negative and positive charges in the cloud, and makes the whole sky bright, it is called sheet lightning.

Lightning that does not reach the ground, that is, lightning in the same cloud or between two clouds, is called cloud lightning. Sometimes this kind of horizontal lightning will walk a distance and land on the ground many kilometers away from the storm, which is called "thunderbolt".

The electric action of lightning sometimes forms a halo of red light around tall and sharp objects. Usually on the stormy sea, a fiery red light can be seen around the mast of the ship. People use the name of the patron saint of sailors to call this lightning "the fire of Saint Elmo".

Super lightning refers to those that are more powerful than ordinary lightning one hundred Multiple rare lightning. The electricity generated by ordinary lightning is about ten 100 million watts, and the power generated by super lightning is at least one thousand One hundred million watts, or even one trillion to one hundred thousand One hundred million watts.

Newfoundland's Clock Island one thousand nine hundred and seventy-eight It is obvious that he was attacked by a super lightning in thirteen kilometre The houses outside were also rattled, and the doors and windows of the whole village were sprayed with blue flames.