![Look closely, those ain't trees. They're positive streamers. Positively charged ionic channels, rising up from the ground. One meets a negatively charged step leader, resulting in a lightning strike. : r/interestingasfuck Look closely, those ain't trees. They're positive streamers. Positively charged ionic channels, rising up from the ground. One meets a negatively charged step leader, resulting in a lightning strike. : r/interestingasfuck](https://i.redd.it/yj4xgawnf4i61.png)
Look closely, those ain't trees. They're positive streamers. Positively charged ionic channels, rising up from the ground. One meets a negatively charged step leader, resulting in a lightning strike. : r/interestingasfuck
![The breakthrough phase of lightning attachment process: From collision of opposite-polarity streamers to hot-channel connection - ScienceDirect The breakthrough phase of lightning attachment process: From collision of opposite-polarity streamers to hot-channel connection - ScienceDirect](https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0378779619301117-gr12.jpg)
The breakthrough phase of lightning attachment process: From collision of opposite-polarity streamers to hot-channel connection - ScienceDirect
![When lightning travels from ground to sky: How upward streamers work | Explained News - The Indian Express When lightning travels from ground to sky: How upward streamers work | Explained News - The Indian Express](https://images.indianexpress.com/2023/03/Upward-lightning.jpg)
When lightning travels from ground to sky: How upward streamers work | Explained News - The Indian Express
![The Science of a Lightning Strike and How to Safeguard Your Facility with a Lightning Protection System | nVent The Science of a Lightning Strike and How to Safeguard Your Facility with a Lightning Protection System | nVent](https://blog.nvent.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Science-of-Lightning-480x480.png)
The Science of a Lightning Strike and How to Safeguard Your Facility with a Lightning Protection System | nVent
Keith Carson - Extremely rare catch by Karen Butterfield Varney in Augusta tonight. Yes, the lightning strike is cool. But look at the circled area. That's called a "positive streamer" and it
![JetStream Max: The Lightning Process: Keeping in Step | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration JetStream Max: The Lightning Process: Keeping in Step | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration](https://www.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-07/step2.jpg)
JetStream Max: The Lightning Process: Keeping in Step | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
![Weatherology on X: "Weather #TermOfTheDay: upward streamer - a positively charged ionic channel that can develop as a negatively charged stepped leader approaches a grounded object; when an upward streamer and stepped Weatherology on X: "Weather #TermOfTheDay: upward streamer - a positively charged ionic channel that can develop as a negatively charged stepped leader approaches a grounded object; when an upward streamer and stepped](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgoKXhZUwAAv7rb.jpg)