Lightning, Gamma-Ray Flash Link Discovered in Japan
Researchers in Japan linked a lightning strike to a terrestrial gamma-ray flash using ground-based sensors, revealing details of the collision of lightning leaders and electron acceleration.
Thunderstorms churn up a ‘boiling pot’ of high-energy gamma rays
terrestrial gamma-ray flash: A brief burst of gamma rays, a high-energy type of radiation, that can be produced in Earth’s atmosphere (usually due to thunderstorms).