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Old 02-05-2017, 08:27 PM
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Have the scientists got a theory as to why they occur? The article says they are 195Km up from the ground and the biggest was 17Km long. So how can a thunderstorm with cloud peaks at 15Km cause static electricity to travel 195Km high off the ground.?

Just amazing.
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