From bolts to blue jets, lightning comes in many strange forms
- Written by Andrew Dowdy, Principal Research Scientist in Extreme Weather, The University of Melbourne
Lightning has captured people’s fascination for millennia. It’s embedded in mythology, religion and popular culture. Think of Thor in Norse mythology or Indra in Hinduism.
In Australia, lightning is also associated with important creation ancestors such as shown in First Nations rock art.
There are many different types of lightning...





