15 Types of Blue Lightning vs. Regular Lightning: Latest Scientific Discoveries

In terms of atmospheric events, blue lightning has long enthralled researchers and storm chasers both. Recent findings have clarified 15 different forms of blue lightning, each distinguished from ordinary lightning by particular qualities. Examining their creation, behaviour, and the innovative studies transforming our knowledge of electrical storms, this paper explores the intriguing realm of these ethereal blue flashes.

1. Blue Jets: Reaching for the Stars

One of the most amazing kinds of blue lightning, blue jets differ from their more often occurring relatives. Rising from the summits of thunder clouds, these amazing events reach stratosphere heights of up to 50 km. Blue jets span far above the troposphere, the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere where most weather occurs, unlike ordinary lightning, which usually passes between clouds or from clouds to the ground. Blue jets have just been found to be started by a particular kind of electrical breakdown inside thunderclouds. This breakdown happens between a negative screening layer found at the cloud top and the upper positive charge zone. The end effect is a small cone of blue light that moves upward at about 100 km per second, far quicker than ordinary lightning bolts. Blue jets are especially fascinating because of their possible influence on top atmospheric chemistry. These events have been identified to set off chemical processes influencing the ozone layer and other vital atmospheric components. This finding has created fresh opportunities for research on the interactions among several layers of Earth's atmosphere and their function in dynamics of world climate.