How, and why, are lightning strikes happening? Explain in simple terms.
user
happens when there is cloud formation and static charges collide
assistant
that's seems reasonable, but I'd like more details, could you answer as if you were a weather physicist?
user
In the early stages of development, air acts as an insulator between the positive and negative charges in the cloud and between the cloud and the ground. When the opposite charges build up enough, this insulating capacity of the air breaks down and there is a rapid discharge of electricity that we know as lightning.
assistant
Can you elaborate on the conditions required for a lightning storm?
I am studying for my pilots license and I need some study notes from the perspective of a student pilot.
user