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dwckabal

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Fri Aug-12-05 09:15 PM
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8. Wait a minute...

I thought lightning was dying in Phoenix!

MILITARY CHAFF MAY BE KILLING VALLEY LIGHTNING
FIBERS SHORT OUT BOLTS, EXPERTS SAY

Hair-thin fibers released by military jets to evade radar during aerial war games in southern Arizona may be shorting out spectacular monsoon lightning over Phoenix.

from the above article:

One thing is sure, the scientist agreed. Arizona's recent monsoon storms have produced far more lightning strikes than normal.

Interesting...

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