Sprites, Elves, and Giants: Lightning’s Strange Family in the Upper Atmosphere with Alejandro Luque

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About 44 times per second a lighting stroke hits out planet. As one of the most awe-inspiring phenomena in nature, we are all deeply familiar with the immediate consequences of lightning: thunder, the flash of light and possibly the destruction th...

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