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sciencedaily.com • Mon 2009 Jun 1, 3:11pm

LightningA semicontinuous current flow has been measured above electrified clouds. Called the Wilson current, this phenomenon has long been considered a critical component of the global electric circuit; however, only a few studies have directly investigated this current, yielding only a few dozen measurements.

news.yahoo.com • Fri 2009 Mar 20, 5:54pm

VolcanoScientists sailed Thursday to inspect an undersea volcano that has been erupting for days near Tonga — shooting smoke, steam and ash thousands of feet (meters) into the sky above the South Pacific ocean.... does not pose any danger to islanders at this stage, and there have been no reports of fish or other animals being affected....