Formation & Science
El Niño is like a giant warm bath in the Pacific Ocean that forms when special winds stop pushing warm water toward Asia!
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The longest lightning flash ever seen lasted about 17 seconds! That’s much longer than a normal lightning bolt, which usually flashes for less than a second!
Formation & Science
Lightning is a giant spark of electricity that happens when tiny bits of ice and water inside a storm cloud collide and create electric charges. When the charge builds up enough, electricity jumps between the charged parts of the cloud or between the cloud and the ground — and that big spark is lightning!
Mountains are more likely to get struck by lightning than flat ground because their tops are closer to the charged part of the storm cloud and because storms often form right over them. That means the electric spark has less air to jump through — so mountains get hit more often!
Scientists use math equations to calculate exactly where a rainbow will appear based on the Sun’s position!