Have you ever seen small sparks fly when you pull apart fleece or touch a doorknob after scuffing across a rug? The only difference between those small sparks and lightning bolts is size. Both are caused by static electricity that builds up and suddenly discharges.
What Is Lightning?
Lightning begins inside thunderstorms. Updrafts of air lift raindrops from the bottom of the cloud into freezing air at the top. Falling cold air moves ice particles down into warmer air. On the
