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cm0002@mander.xyz Joined: 2025-10-25

bitteroldcoot@piefed.social Joined: 2025-11-22

So cosmic rays cause relativistic electron avalanches that make lightning. Looking at the red sprites and blue jets I'm not at all surprised by the cosmic origins.

Although I'm still not ruling out Lovecraftian Outer Gods and Great Old Ones.

https://www.severe-weather.eu/learnweather/severe-weather-theory/sprites-blue-gigantic-jets-elves-upper-atmosphere-lightning-mk/

phoenixz@lemmy.ca Joined: 2023-06-10

Now THIS is a blast from the past, reason science articles that explain clearly how new science is being done...

Nothing about politics, war, cheetos, the world dying, just new discoveries

Thank you for this, this article made my day

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