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Link Between Lightning and Radiation Belts
March 6 , 2025
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- Researchers has found that the electromagnetic waves generated by lightning can trigger these electron showers.
- The inner radiation belt is peaking about 621 miles (1000 kilometers) from Earth.
- It is composed of electrons and high-energy protons and is relatively stable over time.
- Lightning is the large electromagnetic discharges that light up the sky during the thunderstorms.
- They can actually generate electromagnetic waves known as lightning-generated whistlers.
- Geomagnetic storms are disturbances in the near-Earth space environment often caused by large eruptions on the Sun’s surface.
- The solar activity disturbs the Earth’s radiation belts and populates the inner belt with very high-energy electrons.
- Then the lightning interacts with these electrons and creates the rapid bursts.
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