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    • Diagram of lightening thundercloud charges.
    Rights: © Copyright 2014. University of Waikato. All Rights Reserved. Published 29 April 2014 Size: 250 KB Referencing Hub media

    Lightning is produced as a result of charge separation within the atmosphere. Lightning (a spark discharge between centres of positive and negative charge) can occur within clouds, between clouds and between clouds and the ground.

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      Lightning explained

      Lightning is a large-scale natural spark discharge that occurs within the atmosphere or between the atmosphere and the Earth’s surface. On discharge, a highly electrically conductive plasma ...

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