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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. Well Duh! by EmagGeek · · Score: 0, Troll

    Most NORMAL hurricanes don't have lightning. But, these weren't normal hurricanes. These hurricanes were created by the Bush Administration and their super-secret hurricane-creating weapon of mass destruction! Everyone knows that. They knew that a couple of devastating hurricanes in oil country would boost their profits, especially since Dick Cheney owns a whopping ZERO shares of Halliburton.