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I had heard that thunderstorms generate gamma rays before, but I assumed those were produced by the lightning. Apparently I assumed wrong and it might actually

I had heard that thunderstorms generate gamma rays before, but I assumed those were produced by the lightning. Apparently I assumed wrong and it might actually be the other way around. Very interesting.

PaulHoule 3y ago
Antimatter too! https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/11jan_antimatter https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/1... I was involved in atmospheric physics about 30 years ago and back then there were two competing theories for thunderstorm electrification, neither of which made complete sense. My understanding is that it is still like that today.
- pyinstallwoes 3y ago
  Have you any hypothetical thoughts on why that confusion might exist? Also have you pondered on the nature of thunderstorms and Schumann resonances?
- jacquesm 3y ago
  The incredible release of all kinds of radiation (including gamma rays) around major earthquakes is very interesting from this perspective too. Which makes me wonder: would this hold true for other planets that have thunderstorms over them as well and could we detect this here? Or is attenuation due to distance such that the signal would be lost in the noise?
- EMCymatics 3y ago
  This is something that I hope continues to get decent funding.