The sky is covered with gray and black clouds that accumulate of water, which need to be discharged known this natural phenomenon as the rain that is accompanied by different births in the sky that invite the human being to recognize that nature is impetuous and sovereign ; reminding us also that he did not need the human being to produce his perfection and that without it our existence would not be possible. And so intermittently in the distance you can see the flash of a lightning bolt, and after a few seconds you hear the impetuous sound of thunder and with that we simply affirm ... gentlemen a storm is approaching.
The lightning is getting stronger and more frequent, accompanied by a more deafening explosion, in which we simply appreciate some impressive and dangerous electric discharges, since, they can carbonize from trees to kill people. This causes in each man the curiosity to recognize why the electrical storms are produced? What benefits do they bring to the environment? How man has been able to take advantage of them, well then we will understand each question posed.
Why do electrical storms occur?
Recall that bodies are electrified through two procedures; by friction (often as human beings we charge static electricity if we are shuffling, when walking or if we rub an object strongly with a handkerchief) and the other process is by contact (when there are two bodies in contact , if any of them is with electric charge, this will charge your companion).
Now, the electrical storms are the product of the cooling of the clouds, which have generated in themselves small ice crystals. These crystals collide with each other carrying static electricity. Now, let me explain to you ... the lightning is not more than the electric discharge that is caused between two clouds, in the same way there is a flash called lightning and this accompanies the electric discharge. This phenomenon warms the air that finds its way, which when expanded causes a sound known to man as thunder.
What benefits do they bring to the environment?
The enormous electrical discharges that occur as electrical storms serve to replenish the ozone layer of the earth's atmosphere, an example of this benefit can be seen in the most important natural phenomenon in Venezuela, specifically in the state of Zulia; This phenomenon is known as Catatumbo lightning and a year more than 297 electrical storms can be produced equivalent to approximately 1.6 million lightning strikes. The lightning of the Catatumbo, helps to replenish the ozone layer, thanks to the climatic changes caused.
How has man been able to take advantage of them?
The electrical storms allowed the man to know about electricity, remember those physics classes where we studied the lightning conductor experiment of Benjamín Franklin who with this showed that the clouds were charged with electricity. Now with all the advance of science, we require electricity as a source of energy, if we observe the environment of man is focused on energy, since, through it, it is possible to connect with a world in constant evolution, if there is no energy would not have the opportunity to interrelate by this means. Therefore, the benefit of thunderstorms has not only been for nature, but also for the progress of the human being.
Author @dakamu