What is lightning?

<p><strong>#137</strong></p><p>Lightning is something we're all used to. It's always just been an odd part of life. But think for a second, what even is it? It's just electricity, hanging out in the sky?? Why? What causes it? What makes it move from cloud to cloud? Or from cloud to earth? Let's get into this asap.</p><p><br>Like the show? <a href="http://www.ko-fi.com/chemforyourlife">Buy us a coffee to help keep our show going AND free.</a></p><p><a href="https://transistor.fm/how-to-start-a-podcast/?via=jam">How to start a podcast.</a> &lt;- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happen!</p><p><br><strong>References from this episode</strong></p><ol> <li><a href="https://www.weather.gov/jetstream/lightning">https://www.weather.gov/jetstream/lightning</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-science-overview">https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-science-overview</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/201811.0320/v1/download">https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/201811.0320/v1/download</a></li> <li><a href="https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/atsc/58/18/1520-0469_2001_058_2751_ticgcc_2.0.co_2.xml">https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/atsc/58/18/1520-0469_2001_058_2751_ticgcc_2.0.co_2.xml</a></li> <li><a href="https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/JC088iC09p05494">https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/JC088iC09p05494</a></li> <li><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11214-008-9345-0">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11214-008-9345-0</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/lightning?utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=yt20190412-environment-lightning&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_rd=&amp;cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=youtube::cmp=editorial::add=yt20190412-environment-lightning::urid=">https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/lightning?utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=