Friday, July 25, 2014

Lightning can be heard halfway around the world via radio

Lightning can be heard halfway around the world via radio


Lightning, as we know, is an awesome burst of energy. When lightning strikes, some of that energy can be converted into radio waves that then zip through space along Earth's magnetic field, so that lightning in Alaska can be heard as "whistlers" on a radio receiver all the way in New Zealand.


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