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Does lightning originate from the clouds to earth or earth to the clouds?

Asked by john65pennington (29268points) April 29th, 2010

I saw a documentary on The Weather Channel that stated lightning comes from the earth and stretches into the sky. but, most all of the lightning strikes i have witnessed, appears to be lightning originating from the clouds and striking the earth. so, which is correct?

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The video appears to make lightning strike both ways, or did i miss something?

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Mattbrowne, read the entire article and i am now informed. thanks. john

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erichw1504's avatar

@grumpyfish That is an awesome video!

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silverfly's avatar

@mattbrowne @grumpyfish Very neat stuff! Love the way lightning looks… so powerful. Thanks.

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cazzie's avatar

Oh… I can ask my professor friend…. part of his team has been over in Iceland checking out the lightning that occurs on volcanic ash cloud.

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erichw1504's avatar

Lightning originates from my fist!!!

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You’re welcome!

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