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Congratulations to Wang Xin for winning the Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year competition with an image of red sprite lightning during a thunderstorm in Shanghai. A rare image captured of multiple sprites at once! Sprites occur due to electrical discharge, but unlike ordinary lightning, they occur well above cumulonimbus clouds. The red colour comes from changes in the energy of the electrons of nitrogen atoms high in the atmosphere....Read More in Comments👇
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Congratulations to Wang Xin for winning the Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year competition with an image of red sprite lightning during a thunderstorm in Shanghai. A rare image captured of multiple sprites at once! Sprites occur due to electrical discharge, but unlike ordinary lightning, they occur well above cumulonimbus clouds. The red colour comes from changes in the energy of the electrons of nitrogen atoms high in the atmosphere

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Rare image of Red Sprite Lightning wins top weather photography competition The Royal Meteorological Society has revealed the winners of this year’s Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year competition! Wang …

Congratulations to Wang Xin for winning the Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year competition with an image of red sprite lightning during a thunderstorm in Shanghai. A rare image captured of multiple sprites at once! Sprites occur due to electrical discharge, but unlike ordinary lightning, they occur well above cumulonimbus clouds. The red colour comes from changes in the energy of the electrons of nitrogen atoms high in the atmosphere Read More