News tagged with natural lightning

Study: Ozone from rock fracture could serve as earthquake early warning

Researchers the world over are seeking reliable ways to predict earthquakes, focusing on identifying seismic precursors that, if detected early enough, could serve as early warnings.

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast




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Ancient tree-ring records from southwest U.S. suggest today's megafires are truly unusual

Today’s mega forest fires of the southwestern U.S. are truly unusual and exceptional in the long-term record, suggests a new study that examined hundreds of years of ancient tree ring and fire data from ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2

DC3: Chemistry of thunderstorms

(Phys.org) -- NASA researchers are about to fly off on a campaign that will take them into the heart of thunderstorm country.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Zynga goes real time with arcade-style game

Facebook games star Zynga is launching an old-school, arcade-style title that will be free at its new website or at the world's biggest social network.

Technology / Software

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists study of thunderstorm impacts on upper atmosphere

Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and other organizations are targeting thunderstorms in Alabama, Colorado, and Oklahoma this spring to discover what happens when clouds suck ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers develop method to fingerprint air pollution

A team of researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) collected emissions samples from several power plant stacks in the United States and developed a unique method for detecting ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The sounds of Mars and Venus are revealed for the first time

In a world first, the sounds of Mars and Venus are revealed as part of a planetarium show in Hampshire this Easter.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 3

When dinosaurs roamed a fiery landscape

The dinosaurs of the Cretaceous may have faced an unexpected hazard: fire! In a paper published online today, researchers from Royal Holloway University of London and The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago have shown ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Laser lightning rod: Guiding bursts of electricity with a flash of light

Lightning is a fascinating but dangerous atmospheric phenomenon. New research reveals that brief bursts of intense laser light can redirect these high-power electrical discharges.

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (14) | comments 20 | with audio podcast

Next-gen weather satellites to improve tornado warnings

When you read the following paragraph, consider the following: Tornado season hasn't even started yet.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

NREL helping Virgin Islands cut fuel use

The U.S. Virgin Islands are a great place to visit, but you wouldn't want to pay energy bills there.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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