Dark lightning produces gamma ray flashes from lightning storms
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
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Multiple studies demonstrate that terrestrial gamma-ray flashes (TGFs) are high-energy bursts of gamma radiation produced by relativistic electron avalanches during lightning storms.
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Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes produced by complex thunderstorm electric structures
2022 · cited by 0
Discusses how terrestrial gamma-ray flashes (TGFs) are produced via relativistic runaway electron avalanches in thunderstorm electric structures.
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Gamma-ray glows and terrestrial gamma-ray flashes produced by thunderstorm electrification without lightning 
2025 · cited by 0
Examines mechanisms of terrestrial gamma-ray flashes produced during thunderstorm electrification and lightning activity.
Characterization of Thunderstorm Cells Producing Observable Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes
2023 · cited by 0
Analyzes a large catalogue of TGFs and their associated lightning activity.
A terrestrial gamma-ray flash and ionospheric ultraviolet emissions powered by lightning.
2020 · cited by 0
Reports an observation of a terrestrial gamma-ray flash occurring at the onset of a lightning current pulse.
Observationally Weak TGFs in the RHESSI Data.
2019 · cited by 0
Uses simultaneous lightning detections to find faint terrestrial gamma-ray flashes in satellite data.
On the High-Energy Spectral Component and Fine Time Structure of Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes
2021 · cited by 0
Explores terrestrial gamma-ray flashes as bursts of gamma radiation associated with thunderstorm and lightning activity.
Electron Acceleration Mechanisms in Thunderstorms
2016 · cited by 0
Provides an overview of high-energy phenomena, including terrestrial gamma-ray flashes produced in thunderstorms.