Photographer captures rare 'gigantic jets' of upside-down lightning blasting out of Atlantic hurricane

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Gigantic jets, which are 50 times more powerful than typical lightning bolts and can reach the edge of space, were seen erupting out of Hurricane Franklin near Puerto Rico.

Photographer captures rare 'gigantic jets' of upside-down lightning blasting out of Atlantic hurricane : Read more

 

[Barney]

The ionosphere and the earth act like two plates of a capacitor. The potential difference between these two conductors is roughly 250 kv. Thunderstorms are the "batteries" that charge this huge capacitor......