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Puzzling Electric Hurricanes

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the zap-me-like-a-hurricane dept.

SpaceAdmiral writes "Hurricanes seldom have lightning because they primarily consist of horizontal winds (as opposed to vertical winds). However, three of the biggest storms of 2005 (Rita, Katrina, and Emily) had plenty of lightning and NASA has an interesting write-up about it." Bottom line is "we still have a lot to learn about hurricanes."

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  1. Re:Lightning? Not The Result of Global Warming by Geoffreyerffoeg · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Way off-topic, but...assuming there is a God, and assuming He is exactly the same God mentioned in the Old Testament (and the stories weren't seriously corrupted), and he hasn't changed his worldview (ignore the Jesus stuff for now)...would you have much of a better explanation for Sharon's stroke, just after he withdrew from a bunch of territories and left Likud, than Jehovah striking him down? Because He's been known to do that to a bunch of kings of Israel and Judah.