Treetops glowing during storms captured on film for first time | Penn State University.

https://www.psu.edu/news/earth-and-mineral-sciences/story/treetops-glowing-during-storms-captured-film-first-time

"The positive, left, and negative corona discharges are shown on a spruce branch in a nearly pitch-black environment of a meteorology and atmospheric sciences lab at Penn State."
Credit: William Brune / Penn State. Creative Commons

#PennState #corona #atmosphere #electricity #meteorology #thunderstorms #trees #glow

Scientists make breakthrough in solving mystery of volcanic lightning

Research shows fine carbon coating on silica in updraught causes electrical charge – and spectacular display

The Guardian

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Leaf tips glow blue in thunderstorms

For the first time, meteorologists caught the shocking phenomenon during a real storm.

Popular Science

🌡️🇯🇵 #Japan officially classified days reaching 40ºC "cruelly hot" to better inform the public about extreme #weather risks – a decision following record breaking heat in 2025.

👉 https://phys.org/news/2026-04-cruelly-hot-japan-term-days.html

#climate #science #environment #health #news #globalwarming #meteorology #linguistics #safety #asia

'Cruelly hot': Japan devises new term for heat wave days

Blistering temperatures rising to 40°C and above will now be branded "cruelly hot" or "kokusho-bi" in Japan, the weather agency said Friday, as heat wave days become increasingly frequent in the region.

Phys.org

Today's #hedgewatch #weatherreport is fairly self explainatory😽 the humans must be very proud of us 🐾

#weatherforecast #catsoftwitter #catsofx #weather #meteorology #wetter #CatsOfMastodon

A massive cold front and dry airmass have plunged southeastern Australia into deep freeze, breaking April temperature records from 1999. #Australia #Weather #Meteorology
https://blazetrends.com/australia-freezes-in-2026-cold-snap-as-temperatures-plunge-across-the-southeast/?fsp_sid=2262

I usually keep my occasional weather commentary to the eastern part of North America, but the Ern Pacific and Wrn Noam are going to be very active for the next few days. In particular, current models have eye-popping cyclogenesis over Northern Montana and North Dakota next Wed and Thu. Potential for large precip amounts in Cdn Prairie provinces, especially Sask.
Monitor official forecasts.

#meteo #weather #meteorology