The Superbolt Mystery: Uncanny Occurrences of Monstrous Lighting Strikes - Mysterious Universe

Registering "as much as 100 times more brilliant than normal lightning," this phenomenon, observed by satellites, is now known to produce almost as much power as "all the solar panels and wind turbines" in the US in a single blast. Yet another wonder of nature that awaits human understanding. Which takes us to ball lightning, long ago much favored by obnoxious nit, Dr Howard Menzel, to explain far too many UFO sightings. Micah Hanks however reckons that Historic Accounts Point to Curious Appearances of Gigantic Ball Lightning which, while sometimes startling and disquieting, manifest briefly and only under certain weather conditions. So how about The Strange Mystery of the Naga Fireballs? Seen twice-yearly along the Mekong in Thailand, these oddities coincide with local festivals, during which man-made fireballs are on display. But these are said to erupt from the river and "fly high into the air," so are they just an attack of Swamp Gas? Nope, says Brian Dunning, who gives this bilious notion a cogent dismissal. (LP)

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