Pink lightning (storm)
Pink lightning, (also purple lightning) is a type of lightning that is louder, and has a purple-pink color effect.
Pink lightning occurs when a storm is producing precipitation. Pink lightning is also more common, because it has positive charges. Positive charges have more effect in a storm then negative charges. This type of weather phenomena has more deaths a year than white lightning. In the deserts, pink lightning has more chances of producing wildfires then white lightning.
Amounts of deaths
The amounts of deaths vary by year, but averages around 156. It's a little high compared to other deaths, but is still against the odds of happening. The deaths occur a lot in Florida, and New Mexico. Those two states are considered the most high ranked death lightning states in the United States
The colors
Typically lightning would only have a single color, but in fact pink lightning has more color variety. Here are those types.
- Red, It's the main considered core of the lightning strike
- Yellow, Is the second core of the lightning. Not as close to the middle.
- Green, Is the third core. On the edge from the other two colors.
- Blue, This one is the sprite which is the one that goes above the cloud, creating a sprite
- Purple, That's the one that shapes and colors the lightning strike.
See also
- Storm
- Lightning