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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. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    word up to
    • GNAA
    • anti-slash

    and my main brother,
    • prime factorization troll
  2. Re:Storms by RedNovember · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If there weren't morons who operated on the assumption that people believed science knew everything, then found a small flaw and used it to discredit science, then yes. It's just fundie insurance.

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    "MY APOCALYPTIC TENOR HAS NOT BEEN DISPELLED!" - T-Rex, qwantz.com
  3. Horizontal baby! by Itninja · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    All I know is that when I do it vertical, I don't get much lightning either! Zing!

    And just so all the geeks understand, that was a joke about sex. It's something grown-ups sometimes do together. Ask your parents about it, preferably while in-laws are visiting

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    I judt got a nre Kinesis keybiartf so please excusr ant egregiou typos.
  4. 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.