{"id":1109,"date":"2012-05-29T18:51:37","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T22:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/?p=1109"},"modified":"2018-08-23T12:45:10","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T16:45:10","slug":"positive-lighting-strikes-intensify-as-cosmic-rays-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/?p=1109","title":{"rendered":"<em>Positive Lightning Strikes<\/em> Intensify As Cosmic Rays Increase"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Lightning Strikes Growing In Size and Intensity Worldwide<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/nature-lightning-wallpaper-widescreen-high-resolution-photos-for-desktop-background.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12664\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12664\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/nature-lightning-wallpaper-widescreen-high-resolution-photos-for-desktop-background.jpg\" alt=\"nature-lightning-wallpaper-widescreen-high-resolution-photos-for-desktop-background\" width=\"675\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/nature-lightning-wallpaper-widescreen-high-resolution-photos-for-desktop-background.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/nature-lightning-wallpaper-widescreen-high-resolution-photos-for-desktop-background-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/nature-lightning-wallpaper-widescreen-high-resolution-photos-for-desktop-background-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/nature-lightning-wallpaper-widescreen-high-resolution-photos-for-desktop-background-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CCRG Editor&#8217;s Note:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe weather patterns and climate trends around the globe\u00a0have been in the fritz for some time now. \u00a0The unseasonably warm fall and winter of 2015 have\u00a0been caused not only by the intensification of chemtrail-spraying programs worldwide, the anomalies are also the result of major changes throughout the solar system.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/?p=12655\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/?p=12655\">Nonstop Chemical Geoengineering Has Pushed the Planet into Climate Chaos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Those profound changes from Pluto to the Sun, from the Asteroid Belt to the Kuiper Belt are being triggered by cosmic rays emanating form the Galactic Core of our\u00a0Milky Way Galaxy. \u00a0Scientists have been closely monitoring the influx of these cosmic rays for many years. \u00a0They have also been observing the substantial uptick in <em>Positive Lightning Strikes<\/em>\u00a0(PLS), especially their marked magnification wherever they hit the ground.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/?p=335\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/?p=335\">Positive Lightning Strike, Tornado and Earthquake Swarms\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The scientific establishment is now quite\u00a0aware that they are observing, on a daily basis, powerful cosmic forces which fall well outside of the current astrophysics paradigm. \u00a0In the final analysis the current planetary civilization will become known for its willful ignorance of the most basic and prevalent forces of the Universe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/?p=12612\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/?p=12612\">CONFIRMED: It\u2019s an Electric Universe!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This same deficit of intellectual integrity and truthful\u00a0scientific inquiry will also prove to be the\u00a0ultimate downfall of the current human race. \u00a0This has occurred because of the many profoundly flawed paradigms which effectively function as the foundational operating systems throughout every sphere of life on Earth.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/?p=6315\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/?p=6315\">How The Hard Science PhDs Have Wrecked The World<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bottom line here is that Planet Earth is about to go through some major changes, most of which will occur because of\u00a0a steadily\u00a0increasing influx of subtly powerful and pervasive cosmic rays.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/?p=1109\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/?p=1109\">Cosmic Convergence Research Group<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>* <em>Click on any lightning photo to ENLARGE<\/em> *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/incredible-lightning-strikes-statue-liberty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6312\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/incredible-lightning-strikes-statue-liberty.jpg\" alt=\"incredible-lightning-strikes-statue-liberty\" width=\"950\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/incredible-lightning-strikes-statue-liberty.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/incredible-lightning-strikes-statue-liberty-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/plugin.video_.weather.channel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6337\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/plugin.video_.weather.channel-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"plugin.video.weather.channel\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/plugin.video_.weather.channel-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/plugin.video_.weather.channel-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/plugin.video_.weather.channel.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Positive Lightning Strike<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Positive lightning makes up less than 5% of all strikes. However, despite a significantly lower rate of occurrence, positive lightning is particularly dangerous for several reasons. Since it originates in the upper levels of a storm, the amount of air it must burn through to reach the ground usually much greater. Therefore, its electric field typically is much stronger than a negative strike. Its flash duration is longer, and its peak charge and potential can be ten times greater than a negative strike; as much as 300,000 amperes and one billion volts!<\/p>\n<p>Some positive strikes can occur within the parent thunderstorm and strike the ground beneath the cloud. However, many positive strikes occur near the edge of the cloud or strike MORE THAN 10 MILES AWAY, where you may not perceive any risk nor hear any thunder.&#8221;<br \/>\n(Source: &#8220;The Positive and Negative Side of Lightning&#8221; &#8211; National Weather Service @ http:\/\/www.srh.noaa.gov<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/tornado-lightning-935-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3808\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/tornado-lightning-935-1.jpg\" alt=\"tornado-lightning-935-1\" width=\"935\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/lightning-thunderstorm-935-1375402581-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3809\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/lightning-thunderstorm-935-1375402581-1.jpg\" alt=\"lightning-thunderstorm-935-1375402581-1\" width=\"935\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/lots-of-lightning-935-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3810\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/lots-of-lightning-935-1.jpg\" alt=\"lots-of-lightning-935-1\" width=\"935\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/lightning-chicago-935-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3814\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/lightning-chicago-935-1.jpg\" alt=\"lightning-chicago-935-1\" width=\"935\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/lightning-bay-935-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3815\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/lightning-bay-935-1.jpg\" alt=\"lightning-bay-935-1\" width=\"935\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Look at the photos above and below which are being taken with increasing regularity around the world. These are real photos capturing <em>Positive Lightning Strikes<\/em> (PLS) within various contexts across the planet. Do you notice the extraordinary power and intensity of the lightning? These are most often <em>Positive Lightning Strikes<\/em>, which are substantially larger, more powerful, and more destructive than the regular lightning that comes with a normal thunderstorm.<\/p>\n<p>~ <em>Click on the photos to enlarge<\/em> ~<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Lightning_1.jpg\"><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/logo-lightning.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1144\" title=\"logo-lightning\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/logo-lightning.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/logo-lightning.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/logo-lightning-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Screen-shot-2012-05-30-at-5.59.29-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1146\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-05-30 at 5.59.29 AM\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Screen-shot-2012-05-30-at-5.59.29-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1435\" height=\"894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Screen-shot-2012-05-30-at-5.59.29-AM.png 1435w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Screen-shot-2012-05-30-at-5.59.29-AM-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Screen-shot-2012-05-30-at-5.59.29-AM-1024x637.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1435px) 100vw, 1435px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Stock-Lightning-stock-17004503-1280-800.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1156\" title=\"Stock-Lightning-stock-17004503-1280-800\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Stock-Lightning-stock-17004503-1280-800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Stock-Lightning-stock-17004503-1280-800.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Stock-Lightning-stock-17004503-1280-800-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Stock-Lightning-stock-17004503-1280-800-1024x640.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Positive lightning makes up less than 5 % of all lightning. It occurs when the stepped leader forms at the positively charged cloud tops, with the consequence that a negatively charged streamer issues from the ground. The overall effect is a discharge of positive charges to the ground. Research carried out after the discovery of positive lightning in the 1970s showed that positive lightning bolts are typically six to ten times more powerful than negative bolts, last around ten times longer, and can strike several kilometers or miles distant from the clouds. During a positive lightning strike, huge quantities of ELF and VLF radio waves are generated.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of their power, positive lightning strikes are considerably more dangerous. At the present time, aircraft are not designed to withstand such strikes, since their existence was unknown at the time standards were set, and the dangers unappreciated until the destruction of a glider in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>Positive lightning is also now believed to have been responsible for the 1963 in-flight explosion and subsequent crash of Pan Am Flight 214, a Boeing 707. Subsequently, aircraft operating in U.S. airspace have been required to have lightning discharge wicks to reduce the chances of a similar occurrence.<\/p>\n<p>Positive lightning has also been shown to trigger the occurrence of upper atmospheric lightning. It tends to occur more frequently in winter storms and at the end of a thunderstorm.&#8221;[1]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lightning.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1110\" title=\"lightning\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lightning.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1274\" height=\"783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lightning.jpg 1274w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lightning-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lightning-1024x629.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1274px) 100vw, 1274px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lightning-2a7z2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1111\" title=\"lightning-2a7z2\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lightning-2a7z2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lightning-2a7z2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lightning-2a7z2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lightning-2a7z2-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clearly, there are major changes occurring in the atmosphere and elsewhere which are super-charging positive lightning strikes to a degree never seen before. There are credible theories which have postulated that an increase in cosmic ray activity is responsible for the uptick in this atmospheric phenomena. Perhaps it&#8217;s time for the scientific community to verify these theories with data they can easily acquire.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Lightning-is-striking-agian-bright-colors-19822963-877-618.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1112\" title=\"Lightning-is-striking-agian-bright-colors-19822963-877-618\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Lightning-is-striking-agian-bright-colors-19822963-877-618.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"877\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Lightning-is-striking-agian-bright-colors-19822963-877-618.jpg 877w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Lightning-is-striking-agian-bright-colors-19822963-877-618-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 877px) 100vw, 877px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Screen-shot-2012-05-29-at-2.52.17-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1115\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-05-29 at 2.52.17 PM\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Screen-shot-2012-05-29-at-2.52.17-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"796\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Screen-shot-2012-05-29-at-2.52.17-PM.png 796w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Screen-shot-2012-05-29-at-2.52.17-PM-300x205.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/original-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5796\" title=\"original-1\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/original-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/original-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/original-1-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The following excerpt come from the Science for People website:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;But cosmic rays come from outer space. Can it be that lightning is actually triggered by exotic cosmic events, perhaps billions of light-years away? Dwyer realized that his conclusions gave newfound credibility to a theory advanced in the 1990s by Alexander Gurevich of the Lebedev Institute in Moscow. Gurevich proposed that cosmic rays could initiate a kind of electron chain reaction. When a cosmic ray hits an atom in the air, it can knock off an electron which flies off at high speed. It can hit another electron, which can hit another, etc., analogous to billiard balls on a pool table. But just like billiard balls, the electrons ultimately lose their energy (typically to heat) and then everything settles down again.&#8221;[2]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/3-800.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1130\" title=\"3-800\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/3-800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/3-800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/3-800-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lightning-volcano2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1116\" title=\"lightning-volcano2\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lightning-volcano2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lightning-volcano2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lightning-volcano2-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/l3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1164\" title=\"l3\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/l3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/l3.jpg 450w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/l3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even Scientific American has weighed in on this matter when they published <strong>Do cosmic rays cause lightning?<\/strong> in their January 24th edition in 2008.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;A mechanism proposed by Russian physicist Alex V. Gurevich of the Lebedev Physical Institute and his collaborators suggest that the movement of large showers of energetic particles produced by high-energy cosmic rays\u2014which originate from exploding stars halfway across the galaxy\u2014might provide a conductive path that initiates lightning. There are indeed types of particle detectors called spark chambers that exploit this principle. In a spark chamber, a very large voltage is applied across a small gap filled with a gas. The resulting electric field is large enough to cause the gap to break down (or spark), so long as there exist some free electrons to get the whole process going. Think of loose rocks ready to fall down the side of a mountain. In order to get an avalanche going, all that is needed is the first moving rock. Similarly, when a charged particle (the first rock) passes through the gap, the ionization it leaves behind will cause a spark, which more or less follows the particle&#8217;s path. For these kinds of detectors, the location of the spark can be used to identify when and where the charged particle went through.&#8221;[3]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Lightning-tree1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1117\" title=\"Lightning tree\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Lightning-tree1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"308\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Lightning-tree1.jpg 308w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Lightning-tree1-179x300.jpg 179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an excerpt from an article entitled <strong>Cosmic rays explode tree at American Center for Physics<\/strong>? which appeared at PhysicsBuzz.physicscentral.com.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Runaway breakdown occurs when the drag force that electrons experience moving through air is less than the electric force acting upon them. In such cases, the electrons will &#8220;run away,&#8221; gaining very large amounts of energy. As the runaway electrons collide with air molecules, they generate other runaway electrons plus x-rays and gamma rays, resulting in an avalanche of high-energy particles. Instead of rocks in a landslide, think of the runaway electrons as shrapnel tearing up a path through the storm cloud. According to the Gurevich model, this conductive path is what causes lightning.<\/p>\n<p>Runaway breakdown can create large amounts of high-energy electrons, as well as x-rays and gamma rays. Interestingly, we know that runaway breakdown works for the low electric fields already seen inside thunderstorms. We also know that it does sometimes happen right before lightning, because we can see big bursts of x-rays and gamma rays shooting out of thunderstorms. In fact, these gamma rays are so energetic and so bright that they have been observed from outer space, 600 kilometers (373 miles) above Earth&#8217;s surface.&#8221;[4]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lightning_1059-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1157\" title=\"Lightning Strike\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lightning_1059-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lightning_1059-1.jpg 468w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lightning_1059-1-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/tornado_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1118\" title=\"tornado_3\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/tornado_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/tornado_3.jpg 468w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/tornado_3-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lightning-streaks_1057.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1158\" title=\"Lightning Streaks\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lightning-streaks_1057.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lightning-streaks_1057.jpg 468w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lightning-streaks_1057-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is no denying that <em>Positive Lightning Strikes<\/em> have been increasing in frequency and intensity for many years now. Since cosmic ray activity has been likewise increasing, we ask the physics research establishment to reveal whatever data that has been accumulated in this regard. In order for the residents of Planet Earth to make more informed decisions about how to better respond during these times of greater atmospheric electrical activity and positive lightning strikes.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thiscrazyweb.com\/the-power-of-positive-lightning\/\">The Power of Positive Lightning<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Final Question:<\/strong><br \/>\nIs HAARP and the continuous and artificial charging of the ionosphere creating a much more conducive environment for <em>Positive Lightning Strikes<\/em> to occur everywhere across the planet? Also, by sending HAARP frequencies through chemtrails for purposes of conducting atmospheric sonar experiments? If so, it is time for HAARP to be closed down &#8230; forever. Perhaps some PLSs will conveniently take down a chunk of the HAARP network in the near future?!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/vlf.stanford.edu\/research\/transmitter-induced-precipitation-radiation-belt-electrons\">Transmitter-Induced Precipitation of Radiation Belt Electrons<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cosmic Convergence Research Group<br \/>\nSubmitted: May 28, 2012<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/?p=1109\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/?p=1109\">CosmicConvergence.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Lightning_strike.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1133\" title=\"Lightning_strike\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Lightning_strike.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Lightning_strike.jpg 540w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Lightning_strike-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Endnotes<\/strong>:<br \/>\n[1] Excerpt from &#8220;Lightning&#8221; &#8211; electricalfun.com<\/p>\n<p>[2] Excerpt from &#8220;Electrifying News: A long-held theory comes to a shocking end.&#8221; &#8211; ScienceforPeople.com (December 16, 2003)<\/p>\n<p>[3] Excerpt from &#8220;Do cosmic rays cause lightning?&#8221; &#8211; ScientificAmerican.com (January 24, 2008)<\/p>\n<p>[4] Excerpt from &#8220;Cosmic rays explode tree at American Center for Physics?&#8221; &#8211; PhysicsBuzz.physicscentral.com (Monday, July 19, 2010)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2012 Cosmic Convergence 2012<br \/>\nPermission is granted to post this essay as long as it is linked back to the following url: <a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/?p=1109\">https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/?p=1109<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2743011951_abf5d55723.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1149\" title=\"2743011951_abf5d55723\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2743011951_abf5d55723.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2743011951_abf5d55723.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/2743011951_abf5d55723-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lightning-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1159\" title=\"lightning-1\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lightning-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"252\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lightning Strikes Growing In Size and Intensity Worldwide<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":109,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1109\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}