Posted by : Muhammad Khalid
Tuesday 3 June 2014
Lightning is
a massive electrostatic discharge between the electrically charged regions
within clouds or between a cloud and the surface of a planet. The charged
regions within the atmosphere temporarily equalize themselves through a
lightning flash, commonly referred to as a strike if it hits an object on the ground. There are three
primary types of lightning; from a cloud to itself from one cloud to another cloud and between a cloud and the ground. Although
lightning is always accompanied by the sound of thunder, distant lightning may
be seen but may be too far away for the thunder to be heard. Source