2. Ball Lightning Always Occurs During Thunderstorms
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Although ball lightning is sometimes linked with thunderstorms, scientists are trying to clear that this is not always the case. Against common assumption, ball lightning has been seen indoors as well as in clear weather. Different environmental settings allow researchers to investigate several processes that can produce ball lightning. According to some ideas, ball lightning might be produced by ground-based electrical discharges or by interactions between atmospheric ions and some kinds of dust or aerosols. The belief that ball lightning only happens during thunderstorms has restricted the area of investigation and maybe resulted in missing observations. Given a greater spectrum of meteorological circumstances and possible production processes, scientists are now pushing a more all-encompassing approach to ball lightning investigation. Understanding the real character and frequency of ball lightning events depends on this enlarged viewpoint. Through dispelling this myth, scientists seek to compile more thorough data and create more realistic models of ball lightning creation and behaviour.
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