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From snow devils to St. Elmo's Fire, the weird weather phenomena reported across the globe.Key facts
- Lighting doesn't always come in sheets and forks, sometimes balls of lightning can be seen.
- Tornadoes made up of snow are known as snow devils.
- St. Elmo's fire is a rare electrical charge of ionised air, often found on ships masts and aeroplane wings.
- Some people have even witnessed fish falling from the sky - a phenomena usually explained by hight winds sweeping the fish and depositing them over land.
Transcript
Do you know about weird weather phenomena?
Lightning usually comes in forks... Or sheets
But it can also take on a ball shape
Snow devils
Tornadoes made of snow
They don't last long and have never killed anyone
St Elmo's Fire
A rare electrical discharge
Often found on ships' masts
Or aeroplane wings
What is it?
Like lightning it is plasma …
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