The Hydrometeorological Center explained whether it is possible to predict the appearance of ball lightning

Publication in CHAT: Russia

“Why does lightning happen at all? Because one cloud must have a negative charge, and the other must have a positive charge, and then the discharge occurs,” Vilfand said. According to him, lightning can be of two types with a “cloud-to-cloud” discharge. A “ground” discharge. It is quite difficult to predict from which cloud the discharge will occur. It is not yet known how exactly it is formed. Earlier, the water temperature in the Black Sea warmed up to a record high for mid-July – 28 degrees, this is a rare phenomenon.

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