3 ms·
There’s a video of an EF5 tornado from the last 24-48 hours that shows continuous lightning in the background. There hasn’t been an increase in background cosm
by xattt 5mo ago
There’s a video of an EF5 tornado from the last 24-48 hours that shows continuous lightning in the background.
There hasn’t been an increase in background cosmic rays, so likely the mechanism for lightning generation is likely a continuum in different scenarios. Cosmic rays are one, but not all.
- aaarrm 5mo agoI tried to find this after reading your comment and the amount of nonsense AI tornado videos is a lot to wade through. Wasn't able to find it.
- xattt 5mo agoThis was it on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mildyinteresting/comments/1t7jlat/an_ef5_tornado_in_north_dakota_captured/ https://www.reddit.com/r/mildyinteresting/comments/1t7jlat/a... Despite the title, the video shows a really strong mesocyclone as there is a break between the cloud and the ground. The funnel might be visible, but it’s not as big as the video makes you think.
- safeimp 5mo agoThis video was a repost btw, it's from 2025: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Enderlin_tornado#Tornado_summary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Enderlin_tornado#Tornado_...
- ambicapter 5mo agoOrrrrrr, there are always tons of cosmic rays of the type that create lightning hitting earth, there just aren't the conditions necessary for those rays to trigger lightning except for when there's a big storm. I imagine the clouds are a different electrical environment than a regular sky and maybe in those conditions a cosmic rays will trigger lightning. Like a gigantic bubble chamber made of our atmosphere.
- themaninthedark 5mo agoVolcanic eruptions are also known to have lightning in the eruption plume.