A Forked Lightning is a type of lightning that can be a CG lightning, a CC lightning or a CA lightning. In a busy city setting, a thunder can be heard at a distance of a maximum of 5 kilometers.Ģ0. The maximum distance a thunder can travel is 12 miles in a quiet environmental setting. A thunder will not travel as far as lightning. A lightning strike can be seen from a distance of over 100 miles however, the visibility depends on several factors like air clarity, height of the bolt and even the elevation of the viewer.ġ9. Could-to-air lightning can often be seen with CG lightning in form of branches.ġ8. In this form, the electrical discharge jumps out into air and disappears. There is something known as cloud-to-air (CA) lightning. Sometimes, they just fade away within seconds or minutes or they can disappear suddenly with a very loud bang.ġ7. Ball Lightning may be quiet or they can actually produce a crackling or hissing sound. They can be stationary or they can actually travel fast or slow.
These look like spherical luminous balls and appear during thunderstorms. There is something known as Ball Lightning. Avil Crawler is yet another name used for describing Spider Lightning.ġ5. They travel across clouds’ bottom or through frontal cloud squall lines. Spider Lightning or Lightning Crawlers are known to travel a distance of over 35 miles. Lightning strikes have an average lifespan of 1-2 microseconds.ġ4. Fulminology is the term used to describe the study of lightning.ġ3. If you are able to count up to 5 seconds from the time you see the lightning to the time you hear the thunder, you can deduce that the storm is at a distance of 1 mile because sound takes 5 seconds travel a distance of 1 mile.ġ2. It is because of this speed difference between light and sound that it is actually possible to calculate the distance of storm. Light travels faster than sound and that’s why lightning strike can be seen first and then the thunder can be heard. This is because, thunder is actually the sound created by lightning.ġ0. Lightning without a thunder is impossible. The average striking length of a regular lightning is about 2 to 3 miles and carries electricity of nearly 100 million volts.ĩ. It is multiple times more destructive than a regular lightning.Ĩ. A Positive Giant definitely comes from a cloud but actually originates from the top anvil of and strikes the Earth. A Positive Giant also goes by the name “A Bolt from the Blue” because it actually seems to be hitting from a clear sky.ħ. This type of lightning is known for hitting ground at a distance of 20 miles from the storm. There is a type of lightning which is known as Positive Giant. CG lightning or cloud-to-ground lightning is a type where electrostatic discharge takes place between cloud and ground.ĥ. Here the discharge takes place between two different clouds.Ĥ.
Another type of electrostatic discharge is known as cloud-to-cloud or CC lightning. It can be an intra-cloud or IC lightning where electrostatic discharge takes place between different electrically charged zones of a single cloud.ģ. Such a discharge can take place in various forms.Ģ. An electrostatic discharged caused during an electric storm is known as lightning. So, you ready? Interesting Lightning Facts: 1-5ġ.
Even we didn’t know until we decided to dig out some of these crazy stuff. So, what is lightning? What produces it? Why is it so deadly? This article on 40 interesting lightning facts is going to walk you through some really mind-blowing facts you were possibly unaware of. Contrary to its unique beauty, this particular force of nature is just as deadly as any other we have learned so far. We have learned about devastating forces of nature like earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes and today, we are here to learn yet another – lightning.