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Microlightning Photoelectric Effect Lightning Initiation

Tiny Electric Discharges Between Methane Microbubbles Point to Will-o’-the-Wisp Cause

A PNAS experiment captured microlightning igniting methane under controlled conditions, leaving field confirmation next.

Electric Fields and X-Rays Drive Photoelectric Chain That Ignites Lightning