Zapping clouds with lasers to make lightning
Shooting clouds with lasers triggers electrical discharge
NewScientist Environment April 14, 2008
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French and German researchers have
used an ultra-high-power, five
terawatt mobile laser to trigger
electrical activity in storm clouds
over New Mexico. The beams created
channels of ionized molecules known
as "filaments" that conduct
electricity through clouds. The
researchers say enhancements could
achieve...
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