Ball Lightning Thunderstorms and Lightning Weather Phenomena Meteorology

Ball Lightning Thunderstorms and Lightning Weather Phenomena Meteorology

Ball Lightning

- A Edward Lewis paper, with the discussion of ball lightning as plasmoids.
- According to a statistical investigation, approximately 5% of the world population have witnessed ball lightning. Various physical theories are presented here.
- A not-commented partial bibliography about the subject.
- A large collection of stories submitted by "BL" eyewitnesses. Add your own report.
- Theory accounting for the formation and major properties of ball lightning.
- An April 22, 1995 Usenet article discussing common characteristics of ball lightning reports and proposed theories.
- Ball Lightning links.
- Read fabulously absurd truths and untruths about ball lightning.
- Two researchers in a lab in New Zealand say their experiment may explain enigmatic weather phenomena such as ball lightning.
- Unusual experiences with lightning and ball lightning as related by eye witnesses.
- Lots of information and speculation.
- A short article in New Scientist without much new information.
- A meta-refence general page about Atmospheric Electricity, with a bibliography and links.
- A summary page about the phenomenon.
- An article from Nature.com.
- Storm News article: "A Theory of Ball Lightning as an Electric Discharge" by Dr. John J. Lowke.
- Reviews the evidence and witness accounts of ball lightning.
- A BBC news article on New Zealand scientists who believe that ball lightning is little more than burning soil fragments that have been kicked up into the air.

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