We all know that thunderstorms can unleash incredible bursts of electricity in the form of lightning, but you may not have known that thunderstorms also generate invisible bursts of gamma ...

Since then, we've learned that perhaps one in 1,000 lightning bolts produces a TGF. That means dark lightning happens 1,000 times a day or more. Thankfully, they don't pose much risk to people on ...

I HAVE been greatly interested by some photographs showing the rare phenomenon of dark lightning, which have recently been sent to me. So far as I know the only explanation that has ever been ...

The dark side of lightning: When it strikes and causes harm or death Katie Garner , The Morning Show Meteorologist , Jacksonville, FL Published: July 4, 2024 at 11:01 AM Updated: July 4, 2024 at ...

Dark lightning happens at cruising altitude for some planes. If a plane should pass near a bolt of dark lightning, said Pallu, its passengers could receive 0.3 sieverts of radiation in an instant.